Benzodiazepines, Z-drugs and the risk of hip fracture: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND:Hip fractures in the older person lead to an increased risk of mortality, poorer quality of life and increased morbidity. Benzodiazepine (BNZ) use is associated with increased hip fracture rate, consequently Z-drugs are fast becoming the physician's hypnotic prescription of choice ye...
Main Authors: | Karen Donnelly, Robert Bracchi, Jonathan Hewitt, Philip A Routledge, Ben Carter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5407557?pdf=render |
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