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Informatie over biologische, medische en gedragsrisico’s op het gebied van vallen.

This overview of falls and socio-demographic variables and falls and the environment comprises two main sections based on two reviews of the literature undertaken at the end of 2006 and…

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the health care impacts and costs of falls in older age and to examine how these impacts and costs vary by age…

Falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. A fall results from an interaction of intrinsic and extrinsic factors as well as situational factors and commonly…

Latin-American regional review on falls in older people.

Falls among the elderly is increasingly being recognized as an issue of concern in both developed and developing countries. Falls in the elderly may precipitate adverse physical, medical, psychological, social…

Older people frequently fall. This is a serious public health problem, with a substantial impact on health and healthcare costs. The situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) including the…

The number of persons above the age of 60 years is fast growing, especially in India. India as the second most populous country in the world has 76.6 million people…

To understand the epidemiology of falls among older population in the region, a literature review was conducted. The results show that incidence of falls were different in different countries and…

Projectverslag waarin het gaat om het ontwikkelen van een effectieve interventie die enerzijds leidt tot een toename van het percentage niet-Westerse allochtone ouderen dat voldoet aan de Nederlandse Norm Gezond…