A high anticholinergic burden is associated with a history of falls in the previous year in middle-aged women: findings from the Aberdeen Prospective Osteoporosis Screening Study

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8753201	Annals of Epidemiology	2018	34 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The risk of falling associated with ACB observed in older age may also extend to middle-aged women.

Keywords

Epidemiology Bone mineral density Women Falls Fracture Anti-cholinergic Middle age

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A high anticholinergic burden is associated with a history of falls in the previous year in middle-aged women: findings from the Aberdeen Prospective Osteoporosis Screening Study

Authors

Andrew D. MA, Adrian D. MBChB, PhD, Rebecca PhD, Jordan Guillot, Alison J. MBChB, MD, FRCP (Edin.), FRCP (Lond.), Helen M. MBChB, MD, FRCP (Edin.), FRCP (Lond.), David M. MBChB, MD, FRCP (Edin.), FRCP (Lond.), Phyo K. MBBS, MD, FRCP (Edin.),