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1. Antidepressants, narcotics increase fracture risk in women. (Abstracts: a digest of recent research in geriatric care)

Author

Ensrud, KE, Blackwell, T, and Mangione, CM

Subjects
Antidepressants -- Adverse and side effects, Fractures -- Risk factors, Women -- Drug therapy, Health, Seniors
Abstract

Older, community-dwelling women taking narcotics or antidepressants have an increased risk of nonspine fractures, including hip fractures, compared with nonusers, according to results from a follow-up of the prospective Study [...]

Published
2003

2. CNS medications contribute to fall risk in older women. (Abstracts: a digest of recent research in geriatric care)

Author

Ensrud, KE, Blackwell, TL, and Mangione, CM

Subjects
Central nervous system depressants -- Health aspects, Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Aged women -- Health aspects, Benzodiazepines -- Health aspects, Health, Seniors
Abstract

Substituting short-acting benzodiazepines for longer-acting agents only marginally decreases fall risk in older women. And, use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in place of older tricyclic antidepressants is unlikely [...]

Published
2003

3. Benefits of ERT may be a matter of timing

Author

Cauley, JA, Zmuda, JM, and Ensrud, KE

Subjects
Hormone therapy -- Health aspects, Osteoporosis -- Prevention, Bones -- Density, Health, Seniors
Abstract

Women who begin estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) at age [greater than or equal]60 and continue on a long-term regimen decrease their risk of developing nonspine fractures, according to the authors [...]

Published
2002

4. Measuring body weight helps identify risk of pelvic and rib fractures

Author

Margolis, KL, Ensrud, KE, Schreiner, PJ, and Tabor, HK

Subjects
Body weight -- Health aspects, Bones -- Fractures, Health surveys -- Usage, Aged women -- Health aspects, Health, Seniors
Abstract

Asking older female patients to hop on the scale may be a simple and useful means of evaluating their risk of hip, pelvic, and rib fractures when their bone mineral [...]

Published
2000

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