Prevalence of falls, injury from falls and associations with chronic diseases among community-dwelling older adults in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of falls, injury from falls and associations with chronic diseases among community-dwelling older adults in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional study

IntroductionAs a developing country with the largest older adult population in the world, strengthening the research on falls among the older adults is undoubtedly an urgent item in China. This study aimed to explore the prevalence and risk factors associated with falls and injury from falls among c...

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Main Authors: Wei-Quan Lin, Lin Lin, Si-Yu Sun, Le-Xin Yuan, Min-Ying Sun, Chang Wang, Jia-Min Chen, Yao-Hui Li, Qin Zhou, Di Wu, Ting-Yuan Huang, Bo-Heng Liang, Hui Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
falls
injury from falls
older adults
risk factors
chronic diseases
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1251858/full

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