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Published in: Reactions Weekly 1/2010

01-08-2010 | Clinical study

Muscle relaxants raise fracture risk in elderly

Published in: Reactions Weekly | Issue 1/2010

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Excerpt

Findings from a case-control study conducted in the US show that the use of centrally acting muscle relaxants in older adults is associated with an elevated risk of fracture injuries. …
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Golden AG, Ma Q, Nair V, Florez HJ, Roos BA.Risk for fractures with centrally acting muscle relaxants: An analysis of a national medicare advantage claims database (September). Annals of Pharmacotherapy: 6 Jul 2010. Available from: URL: http://​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1345/​aph.​1p210
Metadata
Title
Muscle relaxants raise fracture risk in elderly
Publication date
01-08-2010
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Reactions Weekly / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0114-9954
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2051
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/00128415-201013160-00003

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