Risk Factors for Falls in Community-dwelling Older People

Silvia Deandrea; Carlo La Vecchia; Eva Negri; Ersilia Lucenteforte; Francesca Bravi; Roberto Foschi

doi:10.1097/ede.0b013e3181e89905

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This meta-analysis provides comprehensive evidence-based assessment of risk factors for falls in older people, confirming their multifactorial etiology. Some nonspecific indicators of high baseline risk were also strong predictors of the risk of falling.

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