Proposal for a screening protocol for falls among old subjects attending the audio-vestibular clinic

Abstract Background Older adults suffer from falls. 30% of the elderly fall annually in United States of America (Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 5:1-4 2020). Falls have also cost society and people heavily. The aim of this study is to identify fall risk factors in elderly visiting the audio-vestib...

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Main Authors: Dalia Fahim Mohammed Fahim, Hisham Mahmoud Samy, Aisha Khaled Yousef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-08-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-023-00483-3