Falls in older people: epidemiology, ris
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Rubenstein, L. Z.
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Article
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2006
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Oxford University Press
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English
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Falls are a common and often devastating problem among older people, causing a tremendous amount of morbidity, mortality and use of health care services including premature nursing home admissions. Most of these falls are associated with one or more identifiable risk factors (e.g. weakness, unsteady