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- Title
Incidence and risk factors of falling in ambulatory patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective 1-year study.
- Authors
Hayashibara, M; Hagino, H; Katagiri, H; Okano, T; Okada, J; Teshima, R
- Abstract
A prospective 1-year study showed that fall incidence was 50% in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Multivariate analysis identified swollen joint count, use of antihypertensives or diuretics, one-leg standing time, and sway area measured by stabilometer as significant parameters associated with falls.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 11, p1825
- ISSN
1433-2965
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-009-1150-4