Prevalence of falls in elderly women

OBJECTIVE: To verify prevalence of falls and fear of falling, and to compare functional fitness among elderly women fallers and non-fallers. METHODS: Seventy-eight elderly women participated in this study. Cases of falls and the fear of falling were self-reported by the elderly women, while the func...

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Autores principales: Vitor, Priscila Regina Rorato, de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Kovaleski, Kohler, Renan, Winter, Gabriele Regiane, Rodacki, Cintia, Krause, Maressa Priscila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26207095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-78522015230300816

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26207095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-78522015230300816

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