Reducing falls in elderly people: a review of exercise interventions.
Falling by elderly people constitutes a serious issue with potential consequences of injury, disability, and challenges to independence. Interventions aimed at reducing falls by improving physical abilities are widely reported. Current evidence suggests that intervention programmes matched to the el...
| Publicado en: | Physiotherapy Theory & Practice Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 59 - 69 |
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| Formato: | review Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun1999
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