Epidemiology Of Falls In Older Adults In Brazil: An Integrative Literature Review

• Main Authors: Sarah Musy Leitão (Author), Samily Cordeiro de Oliveira (Author), Luciana Ramalho Rolim (Author), Raquel Pessoa de Carvalho (Author), João Macêdo Coelho Filho (Author), Arnaldo Aires Peixoto Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To conduct an integrative literature review on epidemiology of falls in older adults in Brazil, seeking to identify occurrence rate, recurrence, and potentially modifiable factors associated with these events. METHOD: This literature review consisted of searching the Medical Literature An...