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Prevalence and Determinants of Falls among Older Adults in Ecuador: An Analysis of the SABE I Survey

The present study based on a nationally representative sample of older adults living in the Andes mountains and coastal region of the country indicates that 34.7% of older adults had fallen in the previous year in Ecuador. Among fallers, 30.6% reported a fall-related injury. The prevalence of falls...

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Autor principal: Orces, Carlos H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23476643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/495468