Prevalence of household falls in long-lived adults and association with extrinsic factors

Resume Objective: to identify the prevalence of falls among older adults and the extrinsic factors associated with them. Method: population-based cross-sectional study with 350 older adults. A household survey was conducted using a questionnaire addressing socio-demographic, clinical, and environm...

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Published in:	Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Main Authors:	Silviane Galvan Pereira, Claudia Benedita dos Santos, Marlene Doring, Marilene Rodrigues Portella
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2017-10-01
Subjects:	Aged, 80 and Over Accidental Falls Risk Factors Nursing
Online Access:	http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692017000100382&lng=en&tlng=en