Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

BACKGROUND: In 2010 falls were responsible for approximately 80 % of disability stemming from unintentional injuries excluding traffic accidents in adults 50 years and over. Falls are becoming a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where populations are ageing rapi...

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Autores principales: Stewart Williams, Jennifer, Kowal, Paul, Hestekin, Heather, O’Driscoll, Tristan, Peltzer, Karl, Yawson, Alfred, Biritwum, Richard, Maximova, Tamara, Salinas Rodríguez, Aarón, Manrique Espinoza, Betty, Wu, Fan, Arokiasamy, Perianayagam, Chatterji, Somnath
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4495610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26099794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0390-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4495610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26099794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0390-8

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