Risk factors for incident falls in older men and women: the English longitudinal study of ageing

Abstract Background Falls are a major cause of disability and death in older people, particularly women. Cross-sectional surveys suggest that some risk factors associated with a history of falls may be sex-specific, but whether risk factors for incident falls differ between the sexes is unclear. We...

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Main Authors: Catharine R. Gale, Leo D. Westbury, Cyrus Cooper, Elaine M. Dennison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0806-3