The prognosis of falls in elderly people living at home
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The prognosis of falls in elderly people living at home.
BACKGROUND there are few longitudinal studies of the prognosis of falling at home. OBJECTIVE to determine outcomes in older people who fall once and more than once. DESIGN longitudinal prospective cohort study. SETTING primary care in the UK. SUBJECTS 1815 subjects over 75 who had a standardized and validated health check. METHOD annual interviews over 4 years. Practice records were u...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/28.2.121