Chronic pain in the lower extremities and low back is associated with recurrent falls in community-dwelling Japanese people aged 40-74 years - Nagashima Y, Kitamura K, Watanabe Y, Kabasawa K, Takahashi A, Saito T, Kobayashi R, Oshiki R, Takachi R, Tsugane S, Yamazaki O, Watanabe K, Nakamura K.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the longitudinal association between chronic pain in the lower extremities and low back and the odds of recurrent falls in middle-aged and older people. DESIGN: A cohort study. SETTING: Communities in Japan. PARTICIPANTS: Pa...
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