The Relationship Between Number of Medications and Weight Loss or Impaired Balance in Older Adults

Objectives: To examine the relationship between cumulative medication exposure and risk of two common manifestations of adverse drug effects: weight loss and impaired balance. Design: Cross‐sectional and longitudinal cohort. Setting: Urban Connecticut community. Participants: Eight hundred eighty‐fi...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 52; no. 10; pp. 1719 - 1723
Main Authors:	Agostini, Joseph V., Han, Ling, Tinetti, Mary E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Inc 01.10.2004 Blackwell Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adjustment Adults adverse effects Aged Balance Biological and medical sciences Chronic illnesses Cognitive impairment Confidence Intervals Connecticut Coordination Cross-Sectional Studies Disease Drug abuse Drug effects Drug Therapy - statistics & numerical data Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Drugs Elderly people Female General aspects Geriatrics Health risk assessment Health Status Hearing disorders Hearing loss Humans Male Medical sciences Medical treatment Mental depression Multiple drugs Older people Pharmacoepidemiology Postural Balance - drug effects Prescription drugs Risk factors Side effects USA Weight Weight loss Weight Loss - drug effects Connecticut Human Drug Gerontology Weight loss Balance Elderly Geriatrics
ISSN:	0002-8614, 1532-5415
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