The Personal and Health Service Impact of Falls in 85 Year Olds: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Cohort Study

INTRODUCTION: Falls are common in older people and increase in prevalence with advancing old age. There is limited knowledge about their impact in those aged 85 years and older, the fastest growing age group of the population. We investigated the prevalence and impact of falls, and the overlap betwe...

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Autores principales: Collerton, Joanna, Kingston, Andrew, Bond, John, Davies, Karen, Eccles, Martin P., Jagger, Carol, Kirkwood, Thomas B. L., Newton, Julia L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3302867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22427954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033078

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