Shirley Rietdyk, Purdue University (image)

Purdue University

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Shirley Rietdyk, a professor of health and kinesiology, found that young adults fall more frequently than expected and most falls occur during everyday activities such walking and talking. These research findings are published in Human Movement Science.

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Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke

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