Impact of a fall in the elderly: an analysis of the risk factors

• Main Authors: Deivson Wendell da Costa Lima (Author), Alyne Mara Maia Cruz (Author), Fabíola Maria Pitombeira de Morais (Author), Arthur Dyego de Morais Torres (Author), Maria Célia de Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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One aimed to identify the risk factors associated to falls in the elderly, which reflect on their quality of life. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was used to collect data from older adults of an active living group from Russas-CE during the period from August to Decemb...