Falls, depression and antidepressants in later life
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 04:28
in Health & Medicine
Older people are at high risk for falls and subsequent injuries. Those who have depression have an increased risk of falls and the medications they take for depression increase their risk even more, New Zealand and Australian researchers reported in the open-access journal PLoS ONE.
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