Handgrip strength and balance in older adults following withdrawal from long-term use of temazepam, zopiclone or zolpidem as hypnotics

BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepines and related drugs affect physical functioning negatively and increase fall and fracture risk. As impaired muscle strength and balance are risk factors for falls, we examined the effects of hypnotic withdrawal on handgrip strength and balance in older adult outpatients dur...

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Publicado no:BMC Geriatr
Main Authors: Nurminen, Janne, Puustinen, Juha, Lähteenmäki, Ritva, Vahlberg, Tero, Lyles, Alan, Partinen, Markku, Räihä, Ismo, Neuvonen, Pertti J, Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: BioMed Central 2014
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246488/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25416480
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-121
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