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Falls in older people: comparing older and younger fallers in a developing country
PURPOSE: While falls are common in older people, causing significant mortality and morbidity, this phenomenon has not been extensively studied in the Caribbean. This study aimed to compare falls in older and younger people in this setting. METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study of o...
Autores principales: | Yogi, R. R., Sammy, I., Paul, J. F., Nunes, P., Robertson, P., Ramcharitar Maharaj, V. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6096617/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28717984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-017-0818-2 |
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