The history of falls and the association of the timed up and go test to falls and near-falls in older adults with hip osteoarthritis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Falling accounts for a significant number of hospital and long-term care admissions in older adults. Many adults with the combination of advancing age and functional decline associated with lower extremity osteoarthritis (OA), are at...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-07-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/7/17 |