Physical Activity in the Elderly with Fall Experience Over the Past Year: Results from Amirkola Health and Ageing Project

Background and purpose: Nowadays, immobility is known to be the fourth risk factor for mortality. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between fall experience over the previous year and levels of physical activity in the elderly. Materials and Methods: The study was perfo...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Safarpour, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Akbar Fotouhi, Hojjat Zeraati, Masume Mohamadzade, Ali Bijani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2019-02-01
Series:علوم بهداشتی ایران
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Online Access:http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-666-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1