Epidemiology

Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: Susan Hardy, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
This session presents the latest peer-reviewed research focused on epidemiology with questions and answers to follow. 

P28 - Risk Factors for Restricting Back Pain in Community-Living Older Persons`
Una E. Makris, MD, Yale University

P29 - Falls and Orthostatic Hypotension: Re-examining Limits
Alycia A. Cleinman, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center

P30 - Sensory and Motor Nerve Function Differentially Relate to Gait Parameters: The Health ABC Study
Elizabeth S. Hile, PhD, PT, NCS, University of Pittsburgh

P31 - Anticholinergic Medication Use, Falls and Fracture in Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative
Heidi S. Wirtz, MS, PharmD, University of Washington

P32 - Falls among Adult Patients Hospitalized in the United States: Prevalence and Trends
Erin LD Bouldin, MPH, VA Puget Sound Health Care System

P33 - Psychotropic Drug Changes and Falls in the Nursing Home
Murray Echt, SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine