Ethnic differences in rates and causes of falls in an urban community-dwelling older population in South Africa

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Feb;63(2):403-4. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13277.

Authors

Sebastiana Z Kalula¹, Monica Ferreira, George H Swingler, Motasim Badri

Affiliation

¹ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Albertina and Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 25688622
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13277

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
Aged
Black People / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Risk Factors
South Africa
Urban Health / ethnology*
Urban Health / statistics & numerical data*
White People / statistics & numerical data*