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The fall descriptions and health characteristics of older adults with hip fracture: a mixed methods study

BACKGROUND: In light of the multifactorial etiology of fall-related hip fracture, knowledge of fall circumstances may be especially valuable when placed in the context of the health of the person who falls. We aimed to investigate the circumstances surrounding fall-related hip fractures and to descr...

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Autores principales: Leavy, Breiffni, Byberg, Liisa, Michaëlsson, Karl, Melhus, Håkan, Åberg, Anna Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887407
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0036-x