Effectiveness of light paths coupled with personal emergency response systems in preventing functional decline among the elderly
Introduction: The elderly population is at high risk of functional decline, which will induce significant costs due to long-term care. Dependency could be delayed by preventing one of its major determinants: falls. Light paths coupled with personal emergency response systems could prevent the functi...
Main Authors: | Florent Lachal, Achille Edem Tchalla, Noëlle Cardinaud, Isabelle Saulnier, Hichem Nessighaoui, Cécile Laubarie-Mouret, Thierry Dantoine |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-08-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312116665764 |
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