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Therapeutics
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Use of sedatives and hypnotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines in older people significantly increases their risk of falls
- Correspondence to Sirpa Hartikainen
Professor in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care and Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Yliopistonranta 1, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; sirpa.hartikainen{at}uef.fi
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Use of sedatives and hypnotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines in older people significantly increases their risk of falls
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- First published May 1, 2010.
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October 25, 2017
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