Bone health and people with a learning disability who are prescribed epilepsy medication.
People with epilepsy have a higher risk of bone fractures than those without the condition, and contributing factors include increased risk of falls, combined with poor bone health. Patients/service users should be advised by healthcare professionals how to maintain good bone health and reduce the r...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 23 - 28 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
9/26/2017
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