Falls by elders with moderate levels of movement functionality
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Falls by elders with moderate levels of movement functionality.
PURPOSE To trace the socio-functional and clinical profiles of elders with moderate levels of movement functionality as determined by the Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA Ia), and to compare the groups having high and moderate levels of functionality regarding the frequency of falls and identifiable risk factors. METHODS The research involved 49 elders (with an average age of 71...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322005000100009