Assessment of balance and risk for falls in a sample of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older

BACKGROUND: Falls are a major health concern for older adults and their impact is a significant public health problem. The chief modifiable risk factors for falls in community-dwellers are psychotropic drugs, polypharmacy, environmental hazards, poor vision, lower extremity impairments, and balance...

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Autores principales: Hawk, Cheryl, Hyland, John K, Rupert, Ronald, Colonvega, Makasha, Hall, Stephanie
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16441893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-1340-14-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16441893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-1340-14-3

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