<b>Comparing the risk of falls between rural and urban elderly

• Main Authors: Guilherme Tavares de Arruda (Author), Cyntia Scher Strelow (Author), Áureo Júnior Weschenfelder (Author), Michele Adriane Froelich (Author), Hedioneia Maria Foletto Pivetta (Author), Melissa Medeiros Braz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to compare the risk of falls and characterize them in the urban and rural elderly. Observational study with elderly from urban and rural areas in the interior of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, evaluated by the Fall Risk Score and further criteria for the evaluation and cha...