Relationships between orthostatic hypotension, frailty, falling and mortality in elderly care home residents
Abstract Background Orthostatic hypotension (OH; profound falls in blood pressure when upright) is a common deficit that increases in incidence with age, and may be associated with falling risk. Deficit accumulation results in frailty, regarded as enhanced vulnerability to adverse outcomes. We aimed...
Main Authors: | Brett H. Shaw, Dave Borrel, Kimiya Sabbaghan, Colton Kum, Yijian Yang, Stephen N. Robinovitch, Victoria E. Claydon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1082-6 |
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