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The human cost of falls

Posted by: Kevin Fenton, Posted on: 17 July 2014 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing, Reducing the burden of disease

When an older person falls, it can have devastating consequences. Multiplied across the population, it’s a major public health issue. A third of people over 65, and half of people...

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