Falls and fractures 2 years after acute stroke: the North Dublin Population Stroke Study
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Callaly,
Danielle Ní Chróinín,
Niamh Han,
Orla C. Sheehan,
Michael Marnane,
Áine Merwick,
Lisa A. Kelly,
Graham Horgan,
E. Williams,
Dawn Harris,
David Williams,
Alan Moore,
E. Dolan,
Seán Murphy,
Peter J. Kelly,
J. Duggan,
Lorraine Kyne
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv093
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , population , odds ratio , prospective cohort study , falling (accident) , modified rankin scale , pediatrics , physical therapy , ischemic stroke , mechanical engineering , environmental health , ischemia , engineering
Stroke patients are at increased risk of falls and fractures. The aim of this study was to determine the rate, predictors and consequences of falls within 2 years after stroke in a prospective population-based study in North Dublin, Ireland.
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