Relationship between muscle strength and fall episodes among the elderly: the Yilan study, Taiwan

BACKGROUND: Fall episodes are not unusual among community residents, especially the elderly, and lower muscle strength is an important issue to address in order to prevent falls. METHODS: A community health survey was conducted in a suburban area of Taiwan, and 1067 older adults were selected for en...

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Autores principales: Yang, Nan-Ping, Hsu, Nai-Wei, Lin, Ching-Heng, Chen, Hsi-Chung, Tsao, Hsuan-Ming, Lo, Su-Shun, Chou, Pesus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5899404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29653515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0779-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5899404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29653515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0779-2

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