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 fallrelated 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 an...

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Main Author: Pereira, Catarina L. N. (author)
Other Authors: Baptista, Fátima (author), Infante, Paulo (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/11054
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/11054