Laxative use and incident falls, fractures and change in bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative

Laxative use and incident falls, fractures and change in bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative

BACKGROUND:Laxatives are among the most widely used over-the-counter medications in the United States but studies examining their potential hazardous side effects are sparse. Associations between laxative use and risk for fractures and change in bone mineral density BMD] have not previously been inv...

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Main Authors: Haring, Bernhard, Pettinger, Mary, Bea, Jennifer, Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Carnahan, Ryan, Ockene, Judith, Wyler, von Ballmoos, Wallace, Robert, Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia
Other Authors: Department of Internal Medicine I, Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Strasse 6, Würzburg, 97080, Germany
Language:en
Published: BioMed Central 2013
Subjects:
Laxative use
Falls
Fractures
Bone mineral density
Aging
Online Access:Haring et al. BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:38 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/13/38
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610030
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610030

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