A risk profile for identifying community-dwelling elderly with a high risk of recurrent falling: results of a 3-year prospective study
- 17 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Osteoporosis International
- Vol. 17 (3), 417-425
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-005-0002-0
Abstract
The aim of the prospective study reported here was to develop a risk profile that can be used to identify community-dwelling elderly at a high risk of recurrent falling.Keywords
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