Prediction of Risk of Falling among Institutionalized Elderly People in Iran

Aging declines abilities and leads to increased risk of falling and subsequently poorer quality of life. The objective of this study was to identify a proper assessment for risk of falling among institutionalized elderly. In order to accomplish this aim, two functional assessment methods, Berg Scale...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Ali Akbari Kamrani, Fathollah Azadi, Mahyar Salavati, Behrooz Kazami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2005-09-01
Series:Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
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Online Access:http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-102&slc_lang=en&sid=1