Association between polypharmacy and falls in older adults: a longitudinal study from England
Objectives Assess the longitudinal association between polypharmacy and falls and examine the differences in this association by different thresholds for polypharmacy definitions in a nationally representative sample of adults aged over 60 years from England.Design Longitudinal cohort study.Setting...
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Main Authors: | Nafeesa N Dhalwani, Melanie J Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Harini Sathanapally, Radia Fahami, Sam Seidu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/10/e016358.full |
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