Accidental Falls

Abstract Microgrids are now emerging from lab benches and pilot demonstration sites into commercial markets, driven by… Expand

Purpose To provide guidance regarding the practical assessment and management of vulnerabilities in older patients undergoing… Expand

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as abnormalities in kidney structure or function that are present for more than 3 months… Expand

A woman who is healthy at the time of conception is more likely to have a successful pregnancy and a healthy child. We reviewed… Expand

OBJECTIVES To estimate medical expenditures attributable to older adult falls using a methodology that can be updated annually to… Expand

The world population is ageing rapidly. As society ages, the incidence of physical limitations is dramatically increasing, which… Expand

BackgroundMedication review is often recommended to optimize medication use. In clinical practice it is mostly operationalized as… Expand

This paper reviews recent works in the literature on the use of systems based on radar and RGB-Depth (RGB-D) sensors for fall… Expand

Falls are a major health problem for the frail community dwelling old people. For more than two decades, falls have been… Expand

Sarcopenia is defined as an age associated decline in skeletal muscle mass. The pathophysiology of sarcopenia is multifactorial… Expand