Falls in the elderly

1 February 1988

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine

Vol. 83 (2) , 241-248
https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1988.11700152

Abstract

Falls are a major medical problem in the elderly. They lead to fractures, dependency, and often death. Physicians caring for these patients need to look for cardiac and neurologic causes but should not ignore a multitude of background factors.

Keywords

ELDERLY
DEATH
FALLS
PHYSICIANS
NEUROLOGIC
CARDIAC
FRACTURES
LOOK
MULTITUDE
IGNORE

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