Falls are associated with stroke, arthritis and multiple medications among community-dwelling elderly persons in Japan - Mizukami S, Arima K, Abe Y, Kanagae M, Kusano Y, Niino N, Aoyagi K.

Falls are a major public health problem and the second leading cause of death due to unintentional accidental injury after road traffic accidents. Inactive, older individuals with several chronic illnesses fall more frequently than older individuals who ar...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news