Open AccessFall Incidence in a Population of Elderly Persons in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Charles O. Bekibele,
Oye Gureje
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000236327
Subject(s) - medicine , nigerians , incidence (geometry) , population , injury prevention , public health , visual impairment , occupational safety and health , gerontology , poison control , demography , environmental health , psychiatry , physics , nursing , optics , pathology , sociology , political science , law
Falls are a common public health problem amongst the elderly in many communities. There is a need for information on the causes as well as the impact of this preventable risk on health among the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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