Falls among older adults in the South of Brazil: prevalence and determinants

• Main Authors: Luna S Vieira (Author), Ana Paula Gomes (Author), Isabel O Bierhals (Author), Simone Farías-Antúnez (Author), Camila G Ribeiro (Author), Vanessa I A Miranda (Author), Bárbara H Lutz (Author), Thiago G Barbosa-Silva (Author), Natália P Lima (Author), Andréa D Bertoldi (Author), Elaine Tomasi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Evaluate the prevalence and the factors associated with the occurrence of falls among older adults. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 1,451 elderly residents in the urban area of Pelotas, RS, in 2014. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed a...