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Citation

Harris E. J. Am. Med. Assoc. JAMA 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jama.2023.4001

PMID

36947061

Abstract

Minimizing risks in the home, such as clutter, poor lighting, and stairs without railings, can reduce the rate of falls by 26% in older people, with a reduction of 38% specifically in people characterized as being at higher risk because of a recent hospitalization or history of falls, researchers reported in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews...


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