The prevalence of falls and their relation to visual and hearing impairments among a nation-wide cohort of older Poles |
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| Authors: | Anna Skalska,Barbara Wizner,Karolina Piotrowicz,Alicja Klich-Rączka,Ewa Klimek,Małgorzata Mossakowska,Rafał Rowiński,Elżbieta Kozak-Szkopek,Andrzej Jó źwiak,Jerzy Gąsowski,Tomasz Grodzicki |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland;2. International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland;3. University of Physical Education, Institute of Sport, Warsaw, Poland;4. Department of Geriatrics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;5. Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland |
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| Abstract: | Falls are a geriatric syndrome which affects the physical and psychological well-being of the aged. So far, in Poland there have not been any population-based data on the prevalence of falls among the elderly. |
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| Keywords: | Falls Elderly Epidemiology Fall-related injuries Sensory deficits |
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