Serious fall injury history and adverse health outcomes after initiating hemodialysis among older U.S. adults - Bowling CB, Hall R, Khakharia A, Franch HA, Plantinga LC.

BACKGROUND: Although older adults with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at higher risk for falls, the prognostic significance of a serious fall injury prior to dialysis initiation has not been well described in the end-stage renal disease popu...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news