OBJECTIVES: To evaluate critically the evidence linking psychotropic drugs with falls in
older people. DESIGN: Fixed‐effects meta‐analysis. DATA SOURCES: English‐language …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate critically the evidence linking specific classes of cardiac and
analgesic drugs to falls in older people. DESIGN: Fixed‐effects meta‐analysis. DATA …

Miller WC, Speechley M, Deathe B. The prevalence of risk factors of falling and fear of falling
among lower extremity amputees. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82: 1031-7. Objective: To …

This large prospective cohort study was undertaken to construct a fall-risk model for elderly.
The emphasis of the study rests on easily measurable predictors for any falls and recurrent …

Objective.—To determine if short-term exercise reduces falls and fall-related injuries in the
elderly. Design.—A preplanned meta-analysis of the seven Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative …

Objectives. Although risk factors for indoor falls among older individuals have been well
studied, little is known about the etiology of outdoor falls. We examined risk factors for …

Falls are a major source of death and injury in elderly people. For example, they cause 90%
of hip fractures and the current cost of hip fractures in the US is estimated to be about 10 …

Objectives: to determine the effectiveness of multifactorial intervention to prevent falls in
cognitively intact older persons with recurrent falls. Design: randomised controlled trial of …

Drug reinforcement may represent the primary behavioral-pharmacological mechanism
underlying two types of problematic use of benzodiazepines–recreational abuse by …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the incidence of falls according to socio-
demographic and health factors, and to determine their physical, psychological and social …