Lifestyle predicts falls independent of physical risk factors

SUMMARY: Many falls occur among older adults with no traditional risk factors. We examined potential independent effects of lifestyle on fall risk. Not smoking and going outdoors frequently or infrequently were independently associated with more falls, indicating lifestyle-related behavioral and env...

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Autores principales: Faulkner, K. A., Cauley, J. A., Studenski, S. A., Landsittel, D. P., Cummings, S. R., Ensrud, K. E., Donaldson, M. G., Nevitt, M. C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19319617
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-009-0909-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19319617
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-009-0909-y

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