Falls and fear of falling among Israeli community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional national survey - Frankenthal D, Saban M, Karolinsky D, Lutski M, Sternberg S, Rasooly I, Laxer I, Zucker I.

BACKGROUND: Falls and fear of falling are a major problem for older people and a leading cause of functional decline and institutionalization. There is limited data on the prevalence of falls in a 12-month period among Israeli older adults. Our main object...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news