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Physical functioning, physical health and activity Section edited by Ian Cameron

This section covers activities of daily living, frailty, fractures, falls, exercise, posture, gait, hip complications, complications with general bodily functions, e.g. gastroenterological, urological.

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Research article   Open Access

The physical capability of community-based men and women from a British cohort: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk study

Victoria L Keevil, Shabina Hayat, Nichola Dalzell, Stephanie Moore, Amit Bhaniani, Robert Luben, Nicholas J Wareham, Kay-Tee Khaw BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:93 (10 September 2013)

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Kidney function and clinical recommendations of drug dose adjustment in geriatric patients

Marlies Karsch-Völk, Elisa Schmid, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Klaus Linde, Uwe Heemann, Antonius Schneider BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:92 (10 September 2013)

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A feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of a tailored prevention program to reduce falls in older people with mild dementia

Jacqueline Wesson, Lindy Clemson, Henry Brodaty, Stephen Lord, Morag Taylor, Laura Gitlin, Jacqueline Close BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:89 (3 September 2013)

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The effect of homocysteine-lowering with B-vitamins on osteoporotic fractures in patients with cerebrovascular disease: substudy of VITATOPS, a randomised placebo-controlled trial

John Gommans, Qilong Yi, John W Eikelboom, Graeme J Hankey, Christopher Chen, Helen Rodgers, on behalf of the VITATOPS trial study group BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:88 (3 September 2013)

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Multidimensional structure of the Groningen Frailty Indicator in community-dwelling older people

Annemiek Bielderman, Cees P van der Schans, Marie-Rose J van Lieshout, Mathieu HG de Greef, Froukje Boersma, Wim P Krijnen, Nardi Steverink BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:86 (22 August 2013)

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Falls in the general elderly population: a 3- and 6- year prospective study of risk factors using data from the longitudinal population study ‘Good ageing in Skane’

Magnus Stenhagen, Henrik Ekström, Eva Nordell, Sölve Elmståhl BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:81 (7 August 2013)

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Elderly individuals with reduced mobility, heart dysfunction or nocturia are at higher risk for falls, suggesting that rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders, close monitoring of risk medications, and restriction of diuretics may help reduce falls in this population.

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Design and methods of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), a multicomponent targeted intervention to prevent delirium in hospitalized older patients: efficacy and cost-effectiveness in Dutch health care

Marije J Strijbos, Bas Steunenberg, Roos C van der Mast, Sharon K Inouye, Marieke J Schuurmans BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:78 (23 July 2013)

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Vestibular asymmetry predicts falls among elderly patients with multi- sensory dizziness

Eva Ekvall Hansson, Måns Magnusson BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:77 (22 July 2013)

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One-year outcome of frailty indicators and activities of daily living following the randomised controlled trial; “Continuum of care for frail older people”

Kajsa Eklund, Katarina Wilhelmson, Helena Gustafsson, Sten Landahl, Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:76 (22 July 2013)

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Balance circuit classes to improve balance among rehabilitation inpatients: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Daniel Treacy, Karl Schurr, Catherine Sherrington BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:75 (20 July 2013)

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