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The Effect of Falls and Fall Injuries on Functioning in Community-Dwelling Older Persons

The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 1998 · Vol. 53A(2) · pp. M112–M119

Mary E. Tinetti✉(Yale University)Christopher S. Williams(Yale University)

Abstract

Falls and fall injuries appear to be independent determinants of functional decline in community-dwelling older persons. Falling is a health condition meeting all criteria for prevention: high frequency, evidence of preventability, and high burden of morbidity.

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Health disparities and outcomes Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersActivities of daily livingMedicineGerontologyInjury preventionFalling (accident)Fall preventionPoison controlOccupational safety and healthCohortDemography

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Accidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overCommunity MedicinePhysical ExertionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesDisabled PersonsPersons with DisabilitiesHumansInterpersonal RelationsInterviews as TopicMaleWounds and Injuries

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