Prospective study of falls and risk factors for falls in adults with advanced cancer

Stone, Carol A, Lawlor, Peter G, Savva, George M, Bennett, Kathleen and Kenny, Rose Anne (2012) Prospective study of falls and risk factors for falls in adults with advanced cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30 (17). pp. 2128-33. ISSN 1527-7755

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Abstract

Retrospective studies of inpatients with cancer suggest that a cancer diagnosis confers a high risk of falls. In adults with advanced cancer, we aimed to prospectively document the incidence of falls, identify the risk factors, and determine if falls in this population occur predominantly in older patients.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	accidental falls,aged,aging,female,humans,incidence,male,middle aged,neoplasms,palliative care,proportional hazards models,prospective studies,regression analysis,risk,risk factors,time factors,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
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UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health in Later Life (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2013 15:08
Last Modified:	04 Dec 2023 01:38
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/44925
DOI:	10.1200/JCO.2011.40.7791

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