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Trial eligibility and methodological quality were assessed before data extraction and analysed using odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixty-two articles, included in two meta-analyses, were identified. These meta-analyses drew opposite conclusions about the role of antihypertensive drugs in fall injuries in the elderly. However, the present analysis did not reveal a clear association (or the lack of one) between antihypertensive drugs and risk of fall injuries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is no clear, statistically significant clinical precedent indicating that the use of any of the antihypertensive drugs considered here increases the risk of fall injuries in the elderly. 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