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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Falls Among the Elderly in Unaizah City, Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVES: Falls and fall-related consequences are a major public health problem in the elderly. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of falls and fall-related risk factors among elderly individuals in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and October...

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Autores principales:	Alabdullgader, Abdullaziz, Rabbani, Unaib
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences 2021
Materias:	Clinical & Basic Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7968899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33777428 http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.012

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