The Relationships Among Sleep Quality, Frailty, and Falls in Older Adults Residing in the Community

<p> One in three American older adults fall every year, making falls the leading cause of nonfatal injury treated in the emergency department (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2013). Fall-related injuries cost the United States healthcare system nearly $30 billion a year and r...

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Main Author: Staal, Jacqueline
Language:EN
Published: Florida Atlantic University 2017
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