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Medication for Alzheimer's disease and associated fall hazard: a retrospective cohort study from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.
Drugs & aging - 1 Feb 2014
Epstein Noam U, Guo Rong, Farlow Martin R, Singh Jaswinder P, Fisher Morris
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BACKGROUND: Falls are common in the elderly, especially in those with cognitive impairment. The elderly are often treated with several medications, which may have both beneficial and deleterious effects. The use and type of medication in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and association with falls is limited. OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between falls and medication use in the Alzheimer's Disease...
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