Accuracy of clinical-functional tools to identify risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults
Abstract Introduction: The identification of older adults who present greater chances of falling is the first step in the prevention of falls. Clinical instruments have been shown to be able to differentiate fallers from non-fallers, but their predictive validity remains controversial. Objective:...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editora Champagnat
2019-02-01
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Series: | Fisioterapia em Movimento |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502019000100201&lng=en&tlng=en |