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...

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Main Authors: Pui-Yee Yeung, Jean Woo, Veronica Wai-Ting Yim, Timothy Hudson Rainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2009-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959809700419

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