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Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs are associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular …


V van Halm, M Nurmohamed, J Twisk, B … - Arthritis research & therapy, 2006 - biomedcentral.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by inflammation and an increased risk
for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study investigates possible associations
between CVD and the use of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic ...
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One-year health care costs associated with delirium in the elderly population

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DL Leslie, ER Marcantonio, Y Zhang, L Leo- … - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2008 - Am Med Assoc
Methods Hospitalized patients aged 70 years and older who participated in a
previous controlled clinical trial of a delirium prevention intervention at an
academic medical center between 1995 and 1998 were followed up for 1 year ...
Cited by 21 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions

Age-related differences in spatiotemporal markers of gait stability during dual task walking


JH Hollman, FM Kovash, JJ Kubik, RA Linbo - Gait & Posture, 2007 - Elsevier
Increased stride-to-stride variability during walking characterizes gait
instability and predicts falling in older adults. Walking while performing
cognitive tasks (dual task walking) is also associated with increased risk ...
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Fatalities and injuries from falls among older adults—United States, 1993–2003 and 2001– …


JA Stevens, G Ryan, M Kresnow - MMWR, 2006 - medscape.com
Unintentional falls are a common occurrence among older adults, affecting
approximately 30% of persons aged ≥65 years each year. [1] The injuries
received from a fall can result in death, disability, nursing-home ...
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Self-reported falls and fall-related injuries among persons aged≥ 65 years–United States, …

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JA Stevens, KA Mack, LJ Paulozzi, MF … - Journal of Safety Research, 2008 - Elsevier
The Journal of Safety Research has partnered with the Office of the Associate
Director for Science, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control ...
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Falls and fractures

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JE Morley - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2007 - Elsevier
Falls are a key cause of morbidity and mortality in nursing homes. [1] , [2] ,
[3] and [4] Falls occur three times more commonly in nursing home residents than
in community dwelling elders. In nursing homes, there are approximately 1.5 ...
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Identification of elderly fallers by muscle strength measures

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M Pijnappels, JCE van der Burg, ND Reeves, … - European journal of applied physiology, 2008 - Springer
Page 1. Eur J Appl Physiol (2008) 102:585–592 DOI 10.1007/s00421-007-0613-6 123
ORIGINAL ARTICLE IdentiWcation of elderly fallers by muscle strength measures ...
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Cachexia: prevalence and impact in medicine


BHL Tan, KCH Fearon - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Introduction Cachexia is a complex syndrome that combines weight loss, loss of
muscle and adipose tissue, anorexia, and weakness [1]. The origin of the term
'cachexia' is from the Greek words kakós (bad) and hexis (condition or ...
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Translation of an effective tai chi intervention into a community-based falls-prevention …


F Li, P Harmer, R Glasgow, KA Mack, D Sleet, … - American Journal of Public Health, 2008 - Am Public Health Assoc
Fuzhong Li and K. John Fisher are with Oregon Research Institute, Eugene. Peter
Harmer is with the Department of Exercise Science, Willamette University, Salem,
OR. Russell Glasgow is with Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Penrose. Karin A. ...
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Integrating a gender dimension into osteoporosis and fracture risk research


P Geusens, GJ Dinant - Gender Medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
Results: The incidence of fractures is higher in boys than in girls. The burden
of fractures in adults increases with age, and it starts earlier and is higher
in adult women than in adult men. With life expectancy increasing, the ...
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