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 aged450 years (390 women: 67.7 6.8 years and 116 men: 69.6 6.6 years). Falls, fall-related injuries (slight and sever...

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Main Author: Pereira, C. (author)
Other Authors: Baptista, F (author), Infante, P. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Community-dwelling adults
environmental hazards
fall-related injuries
Falls
physical activity
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/13622
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/13622

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http://hdl.handle.net/10174/13622

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