Synergistic Interaction Between Alcoholism and Polypharmacy on the Risk of Falls in the Elderly

Synergistic Interaction Between Alcoholism and Polypharmacy on the Risk of Falls in the Elderly

The aim of this study was to explore the interaction between alcoholism and polypharmacy on the risk of falls in the elderly in Taiwan. A data set of 1 million randomly sampled National Health Insurance claims in Taiwan was used in our analysis, from which 3482 new cases of falls in 2000–2008 and 13...

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Main Authors: Hsien-Feng Lin, Shih-Wei Lai, Kuan-Fu Liao, Chih-Hsin Muo, Dennis Paul Hsientang Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2013-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
alcoholism
elderly
falls
polypharmacy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812001068

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