Falls among elderly and its relation with their health problems and surrounding environmental factors in Riyadh

Falls among elderly and its relation with their health problems and surrounding environmental factors in Riyadh

BACKGROUND: Falls among the elderly are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. They constitute the second leading cause of unintentional deaths after road-traffic accidents. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of falls among the elderly and to investigate the f...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman A Alshammari, Abdullatif M Alhassan, Matar A Aldawsari, Faisal O Bazuhair, Fahad K Alotaibi, Ahmed A Aldakhil, Faroq W Abdulfattah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
Subjects:
Elderly
falls
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2018;volume=25;issue=1;spage=29;epage=34;aulast=Alshammari

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