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Association between chronic diseases and falls among a sample of older people in Finland
2020
BMC Geriatrics
Falls are a major problem for older people and recurrent fallers are especially prone to severe consequences due to falls. This study investigated the association between chronic conditions and falls. Responses from 872 older persons (age 65-98) to a health questionnaire were used in the analyses. Characteristics and disease prevalence between recurrent fallers, one-time fallers and non-fallers were compared. A hierarchical clustering method was applied to find combinations of chronic
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01621-9
pmid:32590946
fatcat:js2bnjmldrf3xi2x2mxocmtvua