Association Between Prescribing of Cardiovascular and Psychotropic Medications and Hospital Admission for Falls or Fractures

[1] Gribbin J(2009)Incidence and mortality of falls amongst older people in primary care in the United Kingdom QJM 102 477-483

[2] Hubbard R(2009)Falls in the Medicare population: incidence, associated factors, and impact on health care Phys Ther 89 324-332

[3] Smith C(2003)Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom J Epidemiol Community Health 57 740-744

[4] Shumway-Cook A(1999)The prognosis of falls in elderly people living at home Age Ageing 28 121-125

[5] Ciol MA(2011)Societal consequences of falls in the older population: injuries, healthcare costs, and long-term reduced quality of life J Trauma 71 748-753

[6] Hoffman J(1993)Incidence of and risk factors for falls and injurious falls among the community-dwelling elderly Am J Epidemiol 137 342-354

[7] Scuffham P(2007)Medication as a risk factor for falls: critical systematic review J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62 1172-1181

[8] Chaplin S(2006)Prescription drug expenditures and population demographics Health Serv Res 41 411-428

[9] Legood R(1998)Psychotropic medication consumption patterns in the UK general population J Clin Epidemiol 51 273-283

[10] Donald IP(2011)Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in an acutely ill population of older patients admitted to six European hospitals Eur J Clin Pharmacol 67 1175-1188

[1] Gribbin J(2009)Incidence and mortality of falls amongst older people in primary care in the United Kingdom QJM 102 477-483

[2] Hubbard R(2009)Falls in the Medicare population: incidence, associated factors, and impact on health care Phys Ther 89 324-332

[3] Smith C(2003)Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom J Epidemiol Community Health 57 740-744

[4] Shumway-Cook A(1999)The prognosis of falls in elderly people living at home Age Ageing 28 121-125

[5] Ciol MA(2011)Societal consequences of falls in the older population: injuries, healthcare costs, and long-term reduced quality of life J Trauma 71 748-753

[6] Hoffman J(1993)Incidence of and risk factors for falls and injurious falls among the community-dwelling elderly Am J Epidemiol 137 342-354

[7] Scuffham P(2007)Medication as a risk factor for falls: critical systematic review J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62 1172-1181

[8] Chaplin S(2006)Prescription drug expenditures and population demographics Health Serv Res 41 411-428

[9] Legood R(1998)Psychotropic medication consumption patterns in the UK general population J Clin Epidemiol 51 273-283

[10] Donald IP(2011)Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in an acutely ill population of older patients admitted to six European hospitals Eur J Clin Pharmacol 67 1175-1188