Risk of hip fracture among older people using anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs: a nationwide prospective cohort study

PURPOSE: Anxiolytics and hypnotics are widely used and may cause injurious falls. We aimed to examine associations between exposure to anxiolytics and hypnotics and the risk of hip fracture among all older people in Norway. Further, we wanted to examine associations between exposure to hypnotics and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bakken, Marit Stordal, Engeland, Anders, Engesæter, Lars B., Ranhoff, Anette Hylen, Hunskaar, Steinar, Ruths, Sabine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Subjects:
Pharmacoepidemiology and Prescription
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053597/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24810612
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-014-1684-z
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items