Falls among Brazilian older adults living in urban areas: ELSI-Brazil

Falls among Brazilian older adults living in urban areas: ELSI-Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence and factors associated with falls in a nationally representative sample of older Brazilians residing in urban areas. METHODS Data from 4,174 participants (60 years or older) from the baseline of ELSI-Brazil, conducted between 2015 and 2016, were used....

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Main Authors: Wendel Rodrigo Teixeira Pimentel, Valéria Pagotto, Sheila Rizzato Stopa, Maria Cristina Corrêa Lopes Hoffmann, Fabíola Bof de Andrade, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Ruth Losada de Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-10-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Idoso
Acidentes por Quedas
Fatores Socioeconômicos
Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
Fatores Associados
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102018000300508&lng=en&tlng=en

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