Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

collaborators, SAGE; Stewart Williams, Jennifer; Kowal, Paul; Hestekin, Heather; O’Driscoll, Tristan; Peltzer, Karl; Edwin Yawson, Alfred; Biritwum, Richard; Maximova, Tamara; Salinas‐Rodríguez, Aarón; Manrique‐Espinoza, Betty; Wu, Fan; Perianayagam, Arokiasamy; Chatterji, Somnath

doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0390-8

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Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

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Jennifer Stewart Williams

Paul Kowal

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 2010 falls were responsible for approximately 80 % of disability stemming from unintentional injuries excluding traffic accidents in adults 50 years and over. Falls are becoming a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where populations are ageing rapi...

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Medicine

Injury prevention

Occupational safety and health

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