Comparison of balance assessment modalities in emergency department elders: a pilot cross-sectional observational study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>More than one-third of US adults 65 and over fall every year. These falls may cause serious injury including substantial long-term morbidity (due declines in activities of daily living) and death. The emergency department (ED) visit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-09-01
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Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/9/19 |