The personal and health service impact of falls in 85 year olds: cross-sectional findings from the Newcastle 85+ cohort study.

Falls are common in older people and increase in prevalence with advancing old age. There is limited knowledge about their impact in those aged 85 years and older, the fastest growing age group of the population. We investigated the prevalence and impact of falls, and the overlap between falls, dizz...

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Main Authors: Joanna Collerton, Andrew Kingston, John Bond, Karen Davies, Martin P Eccles, Carol Jagger, Thomas B L Kirkwood, Julia L Newton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3302867?pdf=render