Disability on performing daily living activities in the elderly and history of falls: an analysis of the National Health Survey, 2013

ABSTRACT: Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the association between types of dependence for basic and instrumental activities of daily living and the occurrence of falls in the elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional, population-based study using data from 23,815 elderly people drawn fr...

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Main Authors: Adriano Drummond, Wendel Rodrigo Teixeira Pimentel, Valéria Pagotto, Ruth Losada de Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2020000100449&lng=en&tlng=en