Falls in elderly people

Such falls are a substantial public-health problem because they are the primary cause of accidental deaths in people older than 65 years,2 and can result in much morbidity and a decline in activities of daily living and in physical and social activities.3 Many of the prevention techniques discussed...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 367; no. 9512; pp. 729 - 730
Main Author de Moraes Barros, Gustavo Daher Vieira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 04.03.2006
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Aged
Developing countries
Falls
Geriatrics
Humans
LDCs
Morbidity
Older people
Physical examinations
Prevention
Public health
Risk Factors
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Summary:Such falls are a substantial public-health problem because they are the primary cause of accidental deaths in people older than 65 years,2 and can result in much morbidity and a decline in activities of daily living and in physical and social activities.3 Many of the prevention techniques discussed by Kannus and colleagues, however, are too expensive to be applied in a public-health environment, especially in developing countries.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68301-3