Physical consequences of falls in the elderly: a literature review from 1995 to 2010
In the last decade, population ageing has been registered as a global phenomenon. A relation exists between falling and ageing, since falling frequency increases significantly with age. In fact, one in three older adult falls annually. Although ageing is generically associated with decrease and dege...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11110/329 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ciencipca.ipca.pt:11110/329 |