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Review
. 2015 May;82(5):301-7.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14041.

Stand by me! Reducing the risk of injurious falls in older adults

Leah Beegan  1 , Barbara J Messinger-Rapport  2   3   4   5
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Stand by me! Reducing the risk of injurious falls in older adults

Leah Beegan et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 May.
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Abstract

About one-third of community-dwelling adults age 65 and older fall each year, and some suffer fractures, traumatic brain injury, and even death. Therefore, it is important to identify older adults at risk and recommend helpful interventions.

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  • To the Editor: Risk of falls.
    Keller DL. Keller DL. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Aug;82(8):473. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82c.08003. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015. PMID: 26270420 No abstract available.
  • In Reply: Risk of falls.
    Beegan L, Messinger-Rapport BJ. Beegan L, et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Aug;82(8):479. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82c.08004. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015. PMID: 26270421 No abstract available.

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