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Assessment of risk factors associated with falls among the elderly in a municipality in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Falls among the elderly are one of the main public health problems that have direct consequences for their health. They reduce these individuals’ autonomy and functional independence. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with falls among elde...

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Autores principales: Rodrigues, Alba Rejane Gomes de Moura, Assef, José Cesar, de Lima, Carlos Bezerra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31939568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2018.0198120619

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