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Period prevalence, risk factors and consequent injuries of falling among the Saudi elderly living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVES: Approximately 28% to 35% of people aged 65 and over fall each year. The consequent injuries of falls are considered a major public health problem. Falls account for more than half of injury-related hospitalisations among old people. The aim of this study was to measure a 1-year period pr...
Autores principales: | Almegbel, Faisal Yousef, Alotaibi, Ibrahim Muthyib, Alhusain, Faisal Ahmed, Masuadi, Emad M, Al Sulami, Salma Lafyan, Aloushan, Amairah Fahad, Almuqbil, Bashayer Ibrahim |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5781015/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29326189 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019063 |
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