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The association between anemia and falls in community-living women and men aged 65 years and older from the fifth Tromsø Study 2001-02: a replication study

BACKGROUND: Falls are common among elderly people, and the risk increase with age. Falls are associated with both health and social consequences for the patient, and major societal costs. Identification of risk factors should be investigated to prevent falls. Previous studies have shown anemia to be...

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Autores principales: Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter, Utne, Elisabeth Bøe, Horsch, Alexander, Skjelbakken, Tove
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5745627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29282000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0689-8