Chronic disease and falls in community-dwelling Canadians over 65 years old: a population-based study exploring associations with number and pattern of chronic conditions

BACKGROUND: Falls and chronic disease are both important health issues in older adults. The objectives of this study were to quantify the prevalence of falls and multi-morbidity (≥2 chronic conditions) in Canadian older adults; examine associations between falls and number of chronic conditions; and...

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Autores principales: Sibley, Kathryn M, Voth, Jennifer, Munce, Sarah E, Straus, Sharon E, Jaglal, Susan B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3928582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24529293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-22

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3928582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24529293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-22

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