Injurious falls and subsequent adverse drug events among elderly - a Swedish population-based matched case-control study

Injurious falls and subsequent adverse drug events among elderly - a Swedish population-based matched case-control study

Abstract Background Fall injuries are stressful and painful and they have a range of serious consequences for older people. While there is some clinical evidence of unintentional poisoning by medication following a severe fall injuries, population-based studies on that association are lacking. This...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: C. Rausch, L. Laflamme, S. E. de Rooij, U. Bültmann, J Möller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
adverse drug event
poisoning
injurious falls
inappropriate drug use
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0594-1

Similar Items

Similar Items