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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Falls among Rural Community-Dwelling Older People: A Cross-Sectional Study from Southern Sri Lanka

Falls may cause devastating consequences in older people. Conducting surveys on falls and factors associated with falls will inform better preventive health practices among older people to improve their quality of life. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of falls a...

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Autores principales:	Gamage, Nirmala, Rathnayake, Nirmala, Alwis, Gayani
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6558626/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31275369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2370796

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