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Social and Psychologic Factors Related to Falls Among the Elderly
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Social and Psychologic Factors Related to Falls Among the Elderly

Jana M. Mossey
Clinics in geriatric medicine, v 1(3), pp 541-553
Aug 1985
PMID: 3913508

Abstract

A review of studies of geriatric falls reveals little information on which social or psychologic factors predispose an older person to fall or sustain a fall-related injury. Development of a systematic, multidisciplinary research program is suggested including epidemiologic studies of all falls and of medically treated falls. The psychologic consequences of falling are identified as an important additional research area.

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