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Comment on: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of the Association Between Anti-hypertensive Classes and the Risk of Falls Among Older Adults

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    H. Reza Kahlaee, Mark D. Latt & Carl R. Schneider

  2. Geriatric Medicine Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, The University of Sydney, Level 7, Building 13, Camperdown, NSW, Australia

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Kahlaee, H.R., Latt, M.D. & Schneider, C.R. Comment on: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of the Association Between Anti-hypertensive Classes and the Risk of Falls Among Older Adults. Drugs Aging 36, 93–94 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-018-0607-6

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