Risk Factors for new accidental falls in elderly patients at traumatology ambulatory center

Objective. To identify the risks factors for new accidental falls in elderly patients attended in the Traumatology Ambulatory of a University hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methodology. Quantitative study of the type of multiple cases. Performed at the traumatology ambulatory, amongst fiftee...

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Main Authors: Daiane Porto Gautério, Bruna Zortea, Silvana Sidney Costa Santos, Bárbara da Silva Tarouco, Manoel José Lopes, Cesar João Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2015-04-01
Series:Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-53072015000100005&lng=en&tlng=en