Circumstances and consequences of falls in independent community-dwelling older adults

knowledge of the circumstances and consequences of falls in older adults is important for understanding the aetiology of falls as well as for effective clinical assessment and design of fall prevention strategies. Such data, however, are relatively scarce, especially in community-dwelling elders.accidental falls (including their circumstances and consequences) occurring in 96 male and female participants between 60 and 88 years of age were...