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Association between a hilly neighborhood environment and falls among rural older adults: a cross-sectional study

Objective: Falls in older adults are a major public health issue, and it is unclear whether the neighborhood environment is associated with falls among this group. This cross-sectional study investigated whether hilly neighborhood environmental factors were associated with fall status (falls or fear...

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Autores principales: Kitayuguchi, Jun, Abe, Takafumi, Okuyama, Kenta, Gomi, Tatsunosuke, Okada, Shinpei, Shiwaku, Kuninori, Mutoh, Yoshiteru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34707730
http://dx.doi.org/10.2185/jrm.2021-028