Prevalence of falls among older people attending a primary care clinic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: S.G Sazlina, R Krishnan, A.S Shamsul, A Zaiton, R Visvanathan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2008
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4597/1/Vol14%281%29-aniza.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4597/; http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=239&issue=Vol14(1):2008
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Introduction : The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the pattern of falls in community dwelling older people attending a primary care clinic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Methods : A cross sectional study was conducted in an urban primary care clinic. Participants aged 60 years and...