Efficacy of a multifaceted podiatry intervention to improve balance and prevent falls in older people: study protocol for a randomised trial

BACKGROUND: Falls in older people are a major public health problem, with at least one in three people aged over 65 years falling each year. There is increasing evidence that foot problems and inappropriate footwear increase the risk of falls, however no studies have been undertaken to determine whe...

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Autores principales: Spink, Martin J, Menz, Hylton B, Lord, Stephen R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2613884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19025668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-8-30

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2613884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19025668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-8-30

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