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Methodological challenges in a study on falls in an older population of Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Falls are a major cause of disability, morbidity and mortality in older persons, but have been under researched in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: To describe challenges encountered in a community-based study on falls in a multi-ethnic population aged ≥65 years in a low-income setting....
Autores principales: | Kalula, Sebastiana Z, Ferreira, Monica, Swingler, George H, Badri, Motasim, Sayer, Avan A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Makerere Medical School
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656198/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29085420 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v17i3.35 |
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