Heterogeneity of Health Profiles of Older People Presenting to an Accident and Emergency Department With a Fall
Background: Falls account for considerable morbidity and mortality among older people. In Hong Kong, various falls prevention programs have been held in recent years, usually as tai chi exercises, for non-targeted groups of older people. We evaluated whether such a falls prevention approach addresse...
Main Authors: | Pui-Yee Yeung, Jean Woo, Veronica Wai-Ting Yim, Timothy Hudson Rainer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2009-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959809700419 |
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