s: Depression and falls are two common conditions that impair the health of older people. Both are relatively underdiagnosed and undertreated problems in primary care. The study objective was to investigate whether there was a common set of risk factors that could predict an increased risk of both falls and depression.
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and Klalit Health Services, Beer Sheva, Israel. sbider@netvision.net.il
