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Prevalence of fall and associated risk factors among the elderly living in a rural area of Kolar

BACKGROUND: Falls in elderly persons are one of the leading causes of death. Falls are responsible for 10–15% of all emergency department visits among elderly. The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of falls in rural areas and to assess the various socio-demographic factors associated w...

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Autores principales: Bhoomika, Venkateshappa, Chandrappa, Muninarayana, Reddy, Mahendra M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9648206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36387700
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1580_21