Accidental Falls: Risk Factors, Prevention Strategies and Long-Term Outcomes

ISBN: 9781634832465 出版年：2015 页码：149 Brenda Evans Nova Science

Falls are considered as one of the accidents that take more loss of functionality, mainly in older adults. This book begins with a discussion on the prevalence of falls among different populations, the most used definitions and classifications for falls and their physical, social and psychological consequences. Furthermore, this book provides easy and practical recommendations for falls and fall-related injury prevention.