Limited validity of minimum data set items on sleep and hypnotic use in predicting falls and hip fracture in nursing home residents

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Jul;54(7):1150-1; author reply 152-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00777.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
  • Aged
  • Hip Fractures / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / adverse effects*
  • Nursing Homes
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Risk Factors
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Hypnotics and Sedatives