Anthropometric indicators as screening instrument for falls in the elderly

• Main Authors: Drielly Soares Freitas (Author), Juleimar Soares Coelho de Amorim (Author), Renata Maciulis Dip (Author), Marcos Aparecido Sarria Cabrera (Author), Mara Solange Gomes Dellaroza (Author), Celita Salmaso Trelha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anthropometric indicators enable professionals for predicting risk of falls in the elderly; however, there is a gap in literature on reference values. This study analyzes anthropometric indicators such as screening tests for falls in the elderly. Cross-sectional population-based systematic sampling...