Factors associated with occasional and recurrent falls in Mexican community-dwelling older people.
Falls are a frequent event among older adults that can cause wounds, disability, psychological disorders, and premature death. Although the large number of existing studies on the issue, few have been conducted in middle- and low-income countries. The objective of the present study is to identify th...
Main Authors: | Marcela Agudelo-Botero, Liliana Giraldo-Rodríguez, Juana Catalina Murillo-González, Dolores Mino-León, Esteban Cruz-Arenas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192926 |
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