Development of a New Fall Risk Assessment Index for Older Adults

Development of a New Fall Risk Assessment Index for Older Adults

Background: Falls are the third-leading cause of a bedridden state and are a major cause of morbidity in elderly people. Therefore, it is important to determine an older person’s risk of falling using a simple and reliable method. The aim of the present study was to examine whether our newly develop...

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Main Authors: Minoru Yamada, RPT, PhD, Hidenori Arai, MD, PhD, Koutatsu Nagai, RPT, Buichi Tanaka, RPT, Toshiaki Uehara, RPT, Tomoki Aoyama, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2012-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
fall risk
index
older adults
risk assessment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959811000652

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