Falls and fractures 2 years after acute stroke: the North Dublin Population Stroke Study - Callaly EL, Ni Chroinin D, Hannon N, Sheehan O, Marnane M, Merwick A, Kelly LA, Horgan G, Williams E, Harris D, Williams D, Moore A, Dolan E, Murphy S, Kelly PJ, Duggan J, Kyne L.

BACKGROUND: Stroke patients are at increased risk of falls and fractures. The aim of this study was to determine the rate, predictors and consequences of falls within 2 years after stroke in a prospective population-based study in North Dublin, Ireland. ...
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