Fall at Home and its Related Factors among the Elderly in Babol City Iran

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: More than one third of elderly people experience fall annually and 20 to 30 percent of it caused moderate to severe injury. Fall related injuries are the leading cause of injury death and disabilities among older adults and its health care cost is high. So the aim of this s...

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Main Authors: SR Jafarian Amiri, A Zabihi, P Aziznejad Roshan, SR Hosseini, A Bijani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
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Online Access:http://jbums.org/article-1-4527-en.html