The perspectives of healthcare practitioners on fall risk factors in older adults
Background: Accidental falls could have severe and far-reaching consequences for older adults, their families and society at large. Healthcare practitioners’ (HCPs) perspectives on fall risk factors in older adults could assist in reducing and even preventing falls. Currently, no universal tool exis...
Main Authors: | Hendrika de Clercq, Alida Naude, Juan Bornman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2020-12-01
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Series: | Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/1495 |
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