Prevalence of household falls in long-lived adults and association with extrinsic factors

• Main Authors: Silviane Galvan Pereira (Author), Claudia Benedita dos Santos (Author), Marlene Doring (Author), Marilene Rodrigues Portella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Resume Objective: to identify the prevalence of falls among older adults and the extrinsic factors associated with them. Method: population-based cross-sectional study with 350 older adults. A household survey was conducted using a questionnaire addressing socio-demographic, clinical, and environmen...