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Short Berg Balance Scale, BBS-9, as a predictor of fall risk among the aged – a prospective 12-month follow-up study



Subtitle: a prospective 12-month follow-up study

Authors: Hohtari-Kivimaki U, Salminen M, Vahlberg T, Kivela SL

Publisher: SPRINGER

Publication year: 2013

Journal: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Journal name in source: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Journal acronym: AGING CLIN EXP RES

Number in series: 6

Volume: 25

Issue: 6

First page : 645

Last page: 650

Number of pages: 6

ISSN: 1594-0667

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-013-0159-x


Abstract
Conclusions BBS-9 with the cut-off score of 32/33 together with data on vision and the number of regularly used drugs predicted moderately the risk of falling among the community-dwelling aged.



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