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Evaluation of the risk factors for falls in the geriatric population presenting to the emergency department

BACKGROUND: We evaluated risk factors and frailty assessments to identify fall-prone geriatric patients in the emergency department (ED). METHODS: This prospective study included 264 consecutive patients aged ≥65 years who presented to the ED. The participants were divided into those who had fallen...

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Autores principales: Torun, Eltaf, Az, Adem, Akdemir, Tarık, Solakoğlu, Görkem Alper, Açıksarı, Kurtuluş, Güngörer, Bülent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10560798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37563898
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/tjtes.2023.07433