Use of narcotic analgesics associated with increased falls and fractures in elderly patients with osteoarthritis

Evid Based Med. 2014 Feb;19(1):37-8. doi: 10.1136/eb-2013-101401. Epub 2013 Aug 13.

Authors

Rajender R Aparasu¹, Satabdi Chatterjee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, , Houston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 23942986
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101401

No abstract available

Keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGY.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Female
Fractures, Bone / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Osteoarthritis / drug therapy*
Osteoarthritis / epidemiology*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid