FALL INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS IN A USA-MEXICO BORDER COMMUNITY: PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, FALL EVENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM UTILIZATION

Fall Injuries In Older Adults in a USA-Mexico Border Community: Personal Characteristics, Fall Event and Emergency Medical System Utilization

Unintentional falls are a major problem affecting the lives of older adults and considered a public health issue likely to escalate as the older adult population, 60 years old and older, grow exponentially.One out of every three older adults fall yearly with escalating severity of injury with each occurrence and it is the fourth leading cause of de

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Auditory Resonance: A Transdisciplinary Concept?

Focusing on the influential work of the German sociologist Hartmut Rosa, as well as on selected positions in sound studies, this essay explores some aspects of auditory resonance, an 6.5mm over-determined concept exemplified by music that no single conceptual framework can exhaustively explain.For this reason, transdisciplinary research is especial

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