Physical function tests predict incident falls: A prospective study of 2969 men in the Swedish Osteoporotic Fractures in Men study.

CONCLUSIONS: Low results on simple physical tests is a risk factor for incident falls in elderly Swedish men and may facilitate identification of high-risk individuals suitable for fall-intervention programs. PMID: 30269679 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30269679?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - September 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cöster ME, Karlsson M, Ohlsson C, Mellström D, Lorentzon M, Ribom E, Rosengren B Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research

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