The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off"

Falls are common health events that cause discomfort and disability for older adults and stress for caregivers. Using the case of an older man who has experienced multiple falls and a hip fracture, this article, which focuses on community-living older adults, addresses the consequences and etiology...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 303; no. 3; p. 258
Main Authors:	Tinetti, Mary E, Kumar, Chandrika
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 20.01.2010
Subjects:	Accidental Falls - prevention & control Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Aged Aged, 80 and over Dementia Evidence-Based Medicine Gait Hip Fractures - etiology Humans Male Physical Therapy Modalities Polypharmacy Risk Factors
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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