Association Between Medications Acting on the Central Nervous System and Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A New User Cohort Study | Zendy

Shelly L. Gray | Zendy; Zachary A. Marcum | Zendy; Sascha Dublin | Zendy; Rod Walker | Zendy; Negar Golchin | Zendy; Dori E. Rosenberg | Zendy; Erin J. Aiello Bowles | Zendy; Paul K. Crane | Zendy; Eric B. Larson | Zendy

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Association Between Medications Acting on the Central Nervous System and Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A New User Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Shelly L. Gray,

Zachary A. Marcum,

Sascha Dublin,

Rod Walker,

Negar Golchin,

Dori E. Rosenberg,

Erin J. Aiello Bowles,

Paul K. Crane,

Eric B. Larson

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series a

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1758-535X

pISSN - 1079-5006

DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glz270

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cohort study , prospective cohort study , cohort , proportional hazards model , injury prevention , dementia , poison control , occupational safety and health , pharmacy , emergency medicine , gerontology , disease , confidence interval , family medicine , pathology

It is well established that individual medications that affect the central nervous system (CNS) increase falls risk in older adults. However, less is known about risks associated with taking multiple CNS-active medications.

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