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ASSOCIATION OF AVERAGE DAILY MORPHINE MILLIGRAM EQUIVALENTS AND FALLS IN OLDER ADULT CHRONIC OPIOIDS USERS
2022-12-29
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Purpose: </h4> : Opioids pose medication-related adverse effects, including falls. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in older adults. Though opioids are not generally recommended in older adults, they are still commonly prescribed. Limited research exists regarding the total daily dose of opioids and risk of falls in older adults. The objective of this analysis was to determine the ass...
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- Literature Corpus work
- df26ddd4-2316-5cff-b381-0be8242c1ab2
- DOI
- 10.22541/au.167235016.65136627/v1
