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Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people (Cochrane Review)
Gillespie LD, Gillespie WJ, Robertson MC, Lamb SE, Cumming RG, Rowe BH

ABSTRACT

Background: Approximately 30 per cent of people over 65 years of age and living in the community fall each year; the number is higher in institutions. Although less than one fall in 10 results in a fracture, a fifth of fall incidents require medical attention.

Full article: The full article is available on Wiley InterScience at http://www.thecochranelibrary.com
Resources: WHO Reproductive Health Library, La Biblioteca Cochrane Plus, Renal Health Library, Malaria in Pregnancy Library
PubMed: Find related PubMed articles here [GillespieLD] [GillespieWJ] [RobertsonMC] [LambSE] [CummingRG] [RoweBH] 
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