Older Women With Diabetes Have a Higher Risk of Falls: A prospective study
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Older women with diabetes have a higher risk of falls: a prospective study.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether older women with diabetes have an increased risk of falls and whether known risk factors for falls account for any increased risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This prospective cohort study included 9,249 women > or =67 years of age enrolled in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. Diabetes was determined by questionnaire at baseline. Physical performance was meas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.25.10.1749