Anticholinergic burden and fractures: a protocol for a methodological systematic review and meta-analysis

IntroductionMedications with anticholinergic activity are used in the treatment of many diseases common in old age, including depression, psychosis, Parkinson’s disease, allergies, pain and urinary incontinence. A high anticholinergic burden (ACB) is considered a major risk factor for fractures in o...

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Main Authors: Oliver Riedel, Jonas Reinold, Wiebke Schäfer, Federica Edith Pisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e030205.full