The influence of body mass in elderly fallers and elderly non-fallers
<p>The aim of this study was to identify the profile of the body composition of elderly fallers and non-fallers and evaluate its association with the risk of falls. A total of 100 elderly of the community, 28 men and 72 women with a average 71,82 ± 8,09 age of years. The data had been collecte...
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Language: | English |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
2015-05-01
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Series: | Kairós Gerontologia |
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Online Access: | http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/23750 |