Falls in the community: state of the science

Falls and fall-related injuries among older community-dwelling adults continue to be a major health concern in the US. Falls are the leading cause of disability and trauma-related death in persons over 65 years of age. This article discusses current approaches in community fall management and challe...

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Autores principales: Hester, Amy L, Wei, Feifei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23776331
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S44996
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description Falls and fall-related injuries among older community-dwelling adults continue to be a major health concern in the US. Falls are the leading cause of disability and trauma-related death in persons over 65 years of age. This article discusses current approaches in community fall management and challenges with these approaches, and offers some insight for community providers regarding this issue.
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spelling pubmed-36812682013-06-17 Falls in the community: state of the science Hester, Amy L Wei, Feifei Clin Interv Aging Review Falls and fall-related injuries among older community-dwelling adults continue to be a major health concern in the US. Falls are the leading cause of disability and trauma-related death in persons over 65 years of age. This article discusses current approaches in community fall management and challenges with these approaches, and offers some insight for community providers regarding this issue. Dove Medical Press 2013 2013-06-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3681268/ /pubmed/23776331 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S44996 Text en © 2013 Hester and Wei, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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