Falls in older people in geriatric care settings : predisposing and precipitating factors
Falls and their consequences are a major health problem in the older population, increasing their immobility, morbidity and mortality. This thesis focuses on older people living in geriatric care settings, frail older people who are most prone to suffer falls. The aim was to study predisposing and p...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Geriatrik
2004
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-307 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7305-689-8 |