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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...
Autor principal: | Orces, Carlos H. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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