Obesity as a predictor of falls among older women

In older people’s falls often lead to hospitalisation and lengthy recovery in health care institutions and this may be conducive to financial strain on health care systems. The propensity or risk of falling rises as the individual gets older and frailer. Fear of falling, previous history of falling,...

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Päätekijä: Bhurtun, Hanish
Muut tekijät: Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Terveystieteiden laitos, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2012
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Linkit: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/38128