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    Falls : the facts / Adam Darowski.

    • Title:Falls : the facts / Adam Darowski.
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    • Author/Creator:Darowski, Adam.
    • Published/Created:Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Falls (Accidents)
    • Description:x, 190 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
    • Series:Facts (Oxford, England)
    • Notes:Includes index.
    • ISBN:9780199541287 (pbk.)
      0199541280 (pbk.)
    • Contents:1. Introduction
      2. How do we stay upright?
      3. Why do people fall?
      4. What causes simple falls? Trips, slips, and the effects of illness
      5. How do poor balance and muscle weakness contribute to falls?
      6. Difficulty in walking and poor gait
      7. What causes giddiness?
      8. What is vertigo?
      9. How can the heart and circulation contribute to falls?
      10. Medicines and falls
      11. Confusion, poor memory, and falls
      12. Visual problems that can contribute to falls
      13. How does neurological disease cause falls?
      14. Osteoporosis and falls
      15. Fear of falling
      16. How do falls affect the family and carers?
      17. How to improve strength and balance
      18. What is the role of falls groups and exercise classes?
      19. How can your world be made safer?
      20. How can walking aids help?
      21. What role do diet and vitamin deficiencies have in causing falls?
      22. What causes falls in care homes?
      23. Why do people fall in hospital?
      24. What should I do if I fall?
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