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Factors associated with falls among older adults living in institutions

BACKGROUND: Falls have enormous impact in older adults. Yet, there is insufficient evidence regarding the effectiveness of preventive interventions in this setting. The objectives were to measure the frequency of falls and associated factors among older people living institutions. METHODS: Data were...

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Autores principales: Damián, Javier, Pastor-Barriuso, Roberto, Valderrama-Gama, Emiliana, de Pedro-Cuesta, Jesús
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23320746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-6