Prevalence of falls in elderly women

Prevalence of falls in elderly women

OBJECTIVE: To verify prevalence of falls and fear of falling, and to compare functional fitness among elderly women fallers and non-fallers. METHODS: Seventy-eight elderly women participated in this study. Cases of falls and the fear of falling were self-reported by the elderly women, while the func...

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Main Authors: Priscila Regina Rorato Vitor, Ana Carolina Kovaleski de Oliveira, Renan Kohler, Gabriele Regiane Winter, Cintia Rodacki, Maressa Priscila Krause
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-06-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Subjects:
Accidental falls
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Physical fitness
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aob/v23n3/1413-7852-aob-23-03-00158.pdf

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