Anticholinergic burden is associated with recurrent and injurious falls in older individuals
Objective While the anticholinergic activity of medications has been linked to cognitive decline, few studies have linked anticholinergic burden with falls in older people. We evaluated the relationship between anticholinergic burden and recurrent and injurious falls among community-dwelling older a...
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Main Authors: | Zia, A., Kamaruzzaman, S., Myint, P.K., Tan, M.P. |
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2016
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Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/18661/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.10.009 |
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