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The risk of fall accidents for home dwellers with dementia—A register‐ and population‐based case‐control study

Jindong Ding Petersen, Volkert Siersma, René dePont Christensen, Maria Munch Storsveen, Connie Thurøe Nielsen, Frans Boch Waldorff

Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring · 2018 · 26 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

Dementia almost doubles the risk of fall for older Danish people living at home. This highlights the need for effective fall preventions that target people with dementia.

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