Preventing Falls in the Geriatric Population
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Preventing falls in the geriatric population.
Introduction The word “fall” does not usually strike fear in the hearts of most people. But it should. Falls are all too common in the geriatric population, and they have devastating consequences. They are the leading cause of injury and death by injury in adults over the age of 65 years. One of 3 community-dwelling older adults falls each year, with 24% of those who fall sustaining serious inj...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Permanente Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1552-5767,1552-5775
DOI: 10.7812/tpp/12-119