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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21386| Title: | Falls in the older person |
| Authors: | Grech, Mary Lou |
| Keywords: | Older people -- Health risk assessment Falls (Accidents) in old age Older people -- Wounds and injuries |
| Issue Date: | 2005-12 |
| Publisher: | Malta College of Family Doctors |
| Citation: | Grech, M. L. (2005). Falls in the older person. Maltese Family Doctor, 14(2), 50-52. |
| Abstract: | Falls are the most common cause of injury in the Older Person (OP) and become more frequent with advancing age. There is a higher chance that a fall in an OP leads to trauma due to decreased protective reflexes and saving mechanism. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/21386 |
| Appears in Collections: | MFD, Volume 14, Issue 2 MFD, Volume 14, Issue 2 |
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| Maltese Family Doctor 14(2) - A1.pdf | 1.82 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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