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Falls and visual impairment among elderly residents in ‘homes for the aged’ in India
We evaluated the prevalence of falls and their association with visual impairment (VI) in elderly residents in ‘homes for the aged’ in Hyderabad, India. Participants aged ≥ 60 years were recruited from 41 homes, and a comprehensive eye examination was conducted. Interviews were conducted to collect...
Autores principales: | Marmamula, Srinivas, Barrenkala, Navya Rekha, Challa, Rajesh, Kumbham, Thirupathi Reddy, Modepalli, Satya Brahmanandam, Yellapragada, Ratnakar, Bhakki, Madhuri, Friedman, David S., Khanna, Rohit C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7414840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32770042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70066-2 |
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