Discriminative and Predictive Ability of Physical Performance Measures in Identifying Fall Risk among Older Adults
Falls are a public health concern among older adults. There is a need to take significant measures such as screening for the risk of a fall as a means of prevention and management. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine discriminative and predictive ability of physical performance measur...
Main Authors: | Abu Samah, Zunaidah, Ajit Singh, Devinder Kaur, Murukesu, Resshaya Roobini, Shahar, Suzana, Mohd Nordin, Nor Azlin, Omar, Mohd Azahadi, Chin, Ai-Vyrn |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2018
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