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A need to improve the assessment of environmental hazards for falls on stairs and in bathrooms: results of a scoping review

BACKGROUND: Falls occurring on stairs or in bathrooms are associated with a high risk of injuries among older adults. Home environmental assessments are frequently used to guide fall-prevention interventions. The aims of this review were to describe how, where, by whom, and for whom environmental ha...

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Autores principales: Blanchet, Rosanne, Edwards, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30413144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0958-1