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Fall Risk Awareness and Safety Precautions Taken by Older Community-Dwelling Women and Men—A Qualitative Study Using Focus Group Discussions
INTRODUCTION: Daily life requires frequent estimations of the risk of falling and the ability to avoid a fall. The objective of this study was to explore older women’s and men’s understanding of fall risk and their experiences with safety precautions taken to prevent falls. METHODS: A qualitative st...
Autores principales: | Pohl, Petra, Sandlund, Marlene, Ahlgren, Christina, Bergvall-Kåreborn, Birgitta, Lundin-Olsson, Lillemor, Wikman, Anita Melander |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363490/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119630 |
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