Background It remains unclear whether benzodiazepine use increases hip fracture
incidence. We studied this relationship in a large cohort, controlling for multiple potential …

Objective To examine the characteristics of benzodiazepines usage and their associations
with hip fractures. Method All subjects were aged 65 and older and enrolled in the National …

Background: Medicare Part D excludes benzodiazepines from coverage, and numerous
state government policies limit use of benzodiazepines. No data indicate that such policies …

A hip fracture epidemic is occurring in developed countries in association with population
aging. The increasing number of people with a hip fracture has major implications for …

OBJECTIVE: While benzodiazepine treatment is known to increase the risk of hip fracture in
older populations, controversy persists over which characteristics of benzodiazepine use …

To determine if the risk of hip fracture differed between persons receiving benzodiazepines
with long (≥ 24 hours) or short (< 24 hours) elimination half-lives, we conducted a nested …

Background: In the past decade, the use of benzodiazepines has been identified as a major
independent risk factor for accidental falls. Objective: To study the role of dosing, timing …

Purpose To determine how concomitant use of potentially interacting drugs, drug dosage,
and duration of therapy modify the risk of hip fracture associated with use of …

Objective Hip fracture is one of the leading causes of disability, cost, morbidity, and mortality.
Several studies reported that benzodiazepines (BDZs) have been associated with an …

Objective: To determine whether benzodiazepines are associated with an increased risk of
hip fracture. Design: Case-control study. Participants: All incident cases of hip fracture not …