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How are falls and fear of falling associated with objectively measured physical activity in a cohort of community-dwelling older men?

BACKGROUND: Falls affect approximately one third of community-dwelling older adults each year and have serious health and social consequences. Fear of falling (FOF) (lack of confidence in maintaining balance during normal activities) affects many older adults, irrespective of whether they have actua...

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Autores principales: Jefferis, Barbara J, Iliffe, Steve, Kendrick, Denise, Kerse, Ngaire, Trost, Stewart, Lennon, Lucy T, Ash, Sarah, Sartini, Claudio, Morris, Richard W, Wannamethee, S Goya, Whincup, Peter H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4223846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25348492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-114