Open AccessBenzodiazepine Use and Hip Fractures in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Anita K. Wagner,
Fang Zhang,
Stephen B. Soumerai,
Alexander M. Walker,
Jerry H. Gurwitz,
Robert J. Glynn,
Dennis RossDegnan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.164.14.1567
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , benzodiazepine , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , rate ratio , cohort , pediatrics , emergency medicine , osteoporosis , physics , receptor , optics
It remains unclear whether benzodiazepine use increases hip fracture incidence. We studied this relationship in a large cohort, controlling for multiple potential confounders.
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