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Older people and falls: a randomized controlled trial of a health visitor (HV) intervention

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2002

Paul Kingston ,
Mary Jones ,
Frank Lally  and
Peter Crome
Paul Kingston
Affiliation:
Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.
Mary Jones
Affiliation:
Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.
Frank Lally
Affiliation:
Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.
Peter Crome
Affiliation:
Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.
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Extract

Research shows that approximately one in three people over the age of 65 years falls in any one year, with approximately one in three falling again in the following year. Prevalence of falls also increases with age, and women are more likely to fall than men. However, in advanced old age the ratio of men and women fallers reaches equal proportions.

Type
Occasional papers
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 2001 , pp. 209 - 214
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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