Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Qom Province, Iran, 2010-2012
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Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Qom Province, Iran, 2010-2012
BACKGROUND Falls and related injuries are common health problems in the elderly. Fractures, brain and internal organ injuries and death are the common consequences of the falls, which result in dependence, decreased self-efficacy, fear of falling, depression, restricted daily activities, hospitalization and admission to the nursing home and impose costs on the individual and the society. OBJE...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Trauma Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2251-953X,2251-9599
DOI: 10.5812/atr.22925