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:nursing practice today
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ali dadgari department of geriatric nursing, school of nursing & midwifery, shahroud university of medical sciences, shahroud, iran and national institute of gerontology, university putra malaysia, kula lumpur, malaysia
tengku aizan hamid national institute of gerontology, university putra malaysia, kula lumpur, malaysia
mohammad nazrul hakim department of medicine, school of medicine and health sciences, university putra malaysia, kula lumpur, malaysia
reza chaman department of community medicine, school of medicine, yasuj university of medical sciences, yasuj, iran
seyed abbas mousavi center for health-related social and behavioral sciences research, shahroud university of medical sciences, shahroud, iran
lim poh hin department of medicine, school of medicine and health sciences, university putra malaysia, kula lumpur, malaysia
b a c k g r oun d & aim: berg balance scale (bbs) is one of the most applied tests to identify high-risk elderly people for fall. fall is a common health problem among community senior citizens. a diag- nostic test to identify high-risk elderly people can prevent or alleviate falls. the purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of bbs to predict falls among elderly community dwellers....