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An exploration of risk for recurrent falls in two geriatric care settings

BACKGROUND: Fall events were examined in two distinct geriatric populations to identify factors associated with repeat fallers, and to examine whether patients who use gait aids, specifically a walker, were more likely to experience repeat falls. Each unit already had a generic program for falls pre...

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Autores principales: Tariq, Humeira, Kloseck, Marita, Crilly, Richard G, Gutmanis, Iris, Gibson, Maggie
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/PMC3851843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24106879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-106