Falls among Older Adults: Screening, Identification, Rehabilitation, and Management
A fall is an event where a person unintentionally and traumatically finds themselves on the floor or a lower level. Falls are very common, especially in the older adult population. One in four people falls at least once a year after age 65. Because of falls, there can be injuries, whereby there can...
Main Authors: | Silvia Giovannini, Fabrizio Brau, Vincenzo Galluzzo, Domenico Alessandro Santagada, Claudia Loreti, Lorenzo Biscotti, Alice Laudisio, Giuseppe Zuccalà, Roberto Bernabei |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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Series: | Applied Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7934 |
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