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Is independence of older adults safe considering the risk of falls?
BACKGROUND: Falls affect approx. 30% of elderly population per year. They cause major injuries and reduce independence of the older adults’ functioning. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the degree of independence and find the fall risk factors in the study group. METHODS: The study in...
Autores principales: | Talarska, Dorota, Strugała, Magdalena, Szewczyczak, Marlena, Tobis, Sławomir, Michalak, Michał, Wróblewska, Izabela, Wieczorowska – Tobis, Katarzyna |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348870/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28288563 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0461-0 |
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