Role of physical activity in the occurrence of falls and fall-related injuries in community-dwelling adults over 50 years old

Purpose: This study examined the effect of the type, level and amount of physical activity in falls and fall-related injuries. Method: Participants were 506 community-dwelling adults aged >50 years (390 women: 67.7 ± 6.8 years and 116 men: 69.6 ± 6.6 years). Falls, fall-related injuries (slight a...

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Main Author: Pereira, Catarina (author)
Other Authors: Infante, Paulo (author), Baptista, Fátima (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/13424
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/13424