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Assessment of risk of falls in elderly living at home

OBJECTIVE: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and cognitive factors, history of falls and self-reported comorbidities. METHOD: cross-sectional and quantitative study with 240 elderly. Data were collected based on the social profile, through the instrument of ri...

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Autores principales: Smith, Adriana de Azevedo, Silva, Antonia Oliveira, Rodrigues, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani, Moreira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes, Nogueira, Jordana de Almeida, Tura, Luiz Fernando Rangel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5396481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0671.2754