The association of pain with incident falls in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing - Loughran KJ, Tough D, Ryan CG, Wellburn S, Martin D, Dixon J, Harrison SL.

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher prevalence of pain and a greater risk of falls than their healthy peers. As pain has been associated with an increased risk of falls in older adults, this study investigated the associa...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news