Emotional stress as a trigger of falls leading to hip or pelvic fracture. Results from the ToFa study – a case-crossover study among elderly people in Stockholm, Sweden

Emotional stress as a trigger of falls leading to hip or pelvic fracture. Results from the ToFa study – a case-crossover study among elderly people in Stockholm, Sweden

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sudden emotions may interfere with mechanisms for keeping balance among the elderly. The aim of this study is to analyse if emotional stress and specifically feelings of anger, sadness, worries, anxiety or stress, can trigger falls l...

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Main Authors: Ponzer Sari, Mattsson Fredrik, Laflamme Lucie, Hallqvist Johan, Möller Jette, Sadigh Siv, Engström Karin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/9/7

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