Laxatives as a Risk Factor for Iatrogenic Falls in Elderly Subjects: Myth or Reality?

Background: The multifactorial nature of falls is well known, and several studies on falls in the elderly have reported that laxatives can be a risk factor, but without attempting to discuss possible mechanisms to explain this role. Objective: We aimed to isolate studies in which the risk factors fo...

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Publicado en:Drugs & Aging Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 895 - 902
Autores principales: Bloch F, Thibaud M, Dugué B, Brèque C, Rigaud A, Kemoun G
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature 2010
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