When the age is increasing old people get more and more accident prove. The risk to fall is becoming more and more severe. The increasing accident proneness is correlated with the physical modifications caused by the process of ageing. Results of an interview for old people into accident falls and resulting injuries are presented.
In: Gezond zijn is ouder worden. Bijdrage aan het Jubileumcongres "Gezond zijn is ouder worden" ter gelegenheid van het 40- jarig bestaan van de Nederlandse Vereniging van Gerontologie, gehouden te Amsterdam 21 en 22 mei 1987, p. 295- 303, 18 ref.
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