Review and Ethical Analysis of Paper “ Falls among elderly population ”
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Introduction: According to Rubenstein, “Falls are a common and often devastating problem among older people, causing a tremendous amount of morbidity, mortality and use of health care services including premature nursing home admissions (1, p. 37).” Thus, falls are a complex, multi-faceted issue consisting of medical, social, and economic components. Medically, the combination of a high incidence of falls and an increased susceptibility to injury makes the elderly population vulnerable to falls. 1
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تاریخ انتشار 2013