Falls in older people and the role of commonly prescribed antidepressant and antihypertensive medications

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Falls in older people and the role of commonly prescribed antidepressant and antihypertensive medications

Background Falls in older people result in harm for individuals and are a major public health problem, but there is little published data on the recording and incidence of falls seen in primary care, with which to consider the implications of recent policy initiatives. A range of factors contrib...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gribbin, Jonathan
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Hypotensive agents Antidepressants Side effects Risk of falling
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28451/

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