Unmet needs and fall risk among older adults: evidence from Europe using SHARE data.
Falls are a significant cause of disability, hospitalization, and loss of autonomy in older adults. Although unmet care needs are known to worsen health outcomes (e.g. reduced quality of life, disability), their association with fall risk among frail community-dwelling older adults remains unclear....
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 1 - 8 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2026
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