Factors associated with falls among older persons in Limbang division, Sarawak

• 主要作者: Teh, Jo Hun
• 格式: Thesis
• 語言: English
• 出版: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011
• 主題: H Social Sciences (General)
• 在線閱讀: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11256/3/Factors%20associated%20with%20falls%20among%20older%20persons%20in%20Limbang%20Division%2C%20Sarawak%20%28fulltext%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11256/

Ageing brings with it numerous challenges and issues and an increase in degenerative and age related diseases. Degenerative changes due to ageing leads to reduced adaptability to sudden changes in environment or body position and this results in loss of balance and falls. Falls among the older pe...