Drugs and falls in older people in geriatric care settings
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Summary
Like functional and cognitive impairment, treatments with antidepressants and neuroleptics are predisposing factors for falls in older people in residential care, however, there seem to be differences between subgroups among these drugs and, from the perspective of fall prevention, SNRIs rather than SSRIs should perhaps be preferred in the treatment of depression in Older people.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2004-08-01
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- 94
- References
- 32
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Keywords
Dementia, Medicine, Activities of daily living, Geriatrics, Population
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