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Preventing Falls: What Works A CDC Compendium of Effective Community-based Interventions from Around the World ... Preventing Falls: How to Develop Community-based Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults...
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The causes of falls are known as risk factors. Although no single risk factor causes all falls, the greater the number of risk factors to which an individual is exposed, the greater the probability of a ... National Institute on Aging. (1992). Preventing falls and fractures. Washington, DC: National Institute on Aging.
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The mortality rate for falls increases dramatically with age in both sexes and in all racial and ethnic groups, with falls accounting for 70 percent of accidental deaths in persons 75 years of age and older. Falls can be markers of poor health and declining function, and they are often associated with significant morbidity.
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Falls are the leading cause of injuries to older people in the United States. The number of falls and the severity of injury increase with age. While some risk factors for falls, such as heredity and age, cannot be changed, several risk factors can be eliminated or reduced.
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Falls are serious at any age, and breaking a bone after a fall becomes more likely as a person ages. Many of us know someone who has fallen and broken a bone. While healing, the fracture limits the ... You are here: Home > Health_Info > Bone > Osteoporosis > Fracture> Preventing falls and related fractures...
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Information about preventing falls from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). ... familydoctor.org Home > Healthy Living > Safety & Injury Prevention > Preventing Falls...
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Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD000340. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. ...
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Preventing falls is an important factor in coping with Parkinson’s Disease. Here are some tips to help reduce your risk for falls. ... Parkinson's Disease: Preventing Falls And Maintaining Balance...
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First Aired: 7/16/2007; 42 minutes ... UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging presents Dr. Huey Lin on the prevention of and the effects of falling. (#13015 ... Learn More About This Series...
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