Chronic kidney disease and polypharmacy as risk factors for recurrent falls in a nursing home population
Abstract Background It is known that nursing home patients who have sustained a previous fall are at a higher average risk for recurrent falls. Therefore, these patients require closer attention and monitoring for fall prevention. Methods We conducted a retrospective review in our Level 1 Trauma Cen...
Main Authors: | Nakia Sarad, Syeda Y. Jannath, Takuya Ogami, Shahenda Khedr, Hala Omar, Teagan Thorson, Miroslav Kopp |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-10-01
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Series: | Health Science Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1564 |
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