Prevalence of falls and its characteristics among Malaysian older adults: a review

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Prevalence of falls and its characteristics among Malaysian older adults: a review

Falls are major public health issues which highly associated with older adults worldwide. Falls can cause a negative debilitating effect on the individual and may lead to fatal injury in certain cases. Current studies on falls characteristics are limited in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to poo...

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Main Authors:	Muhammad Iqbal Shaharudin, Bahman J, Aslinda CM
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15105/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15105/1/3_ms0361_pdf_87379.pdf

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