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Sentinel fall presenting to the emergency department (SeFallED) – protocol of a complex study including long-term observation of functional trajectories after a fall, exploration of specific fall risk factors, and patients’ views on falls prevention

BACKGROUND: Falls are a leading cause for emergency department (ED) visits in older adults. As a fall is associated with a high risk of functional decline and further falls and many falls do not receive medical attention, the ED is ideal to initiate secondary prevention, an opportunity generally not...

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Autores principales: Stuckenschneider, Tim, Koschate, Jessica, Dunker, Ellen, Reeck, Nadja, Hackbarth, Michel, Hellmers, Sandra, Kwiecien, Robert, Lau, Sandra, Levke Brütt, Anna, Hein, Andreas, Zieschang, Tania
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9289928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35850739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03261-7