TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Assessment of the relationships between insomnia and hypnotic use with the risk of falls and bone fractures in late-stage elderly patients JO - Gan To Kagaku Ryoho A1 - Kondo, Seiji A1 - Kitagawa, Chihiro A1 - Katsuta, Sayaka A1 - Kondo, Yasuko SP - 113 EP - 114 VL - 39 IS - 12 N2 - To determine whether insomnia and hypnotic use are predictors of falls and bone fractures in older people, we assessed their relationship using clinical data for 599 late-stage elderly patients receiving home medical care in our clinic from May 2008 to December 2011. Our analysis demonstrated that hypnotic use is not associated with a greater risk of subsequent falls and bone fractures.

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