Open AccessMethodological challenges in a study on falls in an older population of Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s) -
Sebastiana Kalula,
Mónica Ferreira,
George Swingler,
Motasim Badri,
Avan Aihie Sayer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v17i3.35
Subject(s) - medicine , attrition , population , poverty , poison control , gerontology , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , ethnic group , human factors and ergonomics , demography , environmental health , dentistry , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
Falls are a major cause of disability, morbidity and mortality in older persons, but have been under researched in developing countries.
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