Falls by elders with moderate levels of movement functionality

PURPOSE: To trace the socio-functional and clinical profiles of elders with moderate levels of movement functionality as determined by the Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA Ia), and to compare the groups having high and moderate levels of functionality regarding the frequency of falls a...

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Main Authors: Marise Akemi Ishizuka, Eduardo Gennaro Mutarelli, Angélica Massako Yamaguchi, Wilson Jacob Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2005-02-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000100009&lng=en&tlng=en