The prevalence of benzodiazepines utilization and its association with falls among Saudi older adults; results from the Saudi national survey for elderly Health (SNSEH)

• Main Authors: Mohammad H. Aljawadi (Author), Abdullah T. Khoja (Author), Abdullah M. Alhammad (Author), Azzam D. AlOtaibi (Author), Sulaiman A. Al-Shammari (Author), Tawfik A. Khoja (Author)
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• 出版: Elsevier, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Purpose: First, to determine benzodiazepines prevalence (BDZs) among Saudi older adults (SOA); Second, to quantify the association between BDZs use and falls among SOA. Third, to determine falls effect on all-cause mortality among SOA. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that used the Saudi Nat...