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Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/89285, first published .
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Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of the TARGET (Targeted Assessment and Recruitment of Geriatrics for Effective Fall Prevention Treatments) Cohort of Older Adults for Assessing Fall and Fracture Risk: Prospective Cohort Study

Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of the TARGET (Targeted Assessment and Recruitment of Geriatrics for Effective Fall Prevention Treatments) Cohort of Older Adults for Assessing Fall and Fracture Risk: Prospective Cohort Study

Angelique Chan   1, 2 , PhD ;   Abhijit Visaria   , PhD ;   Rahul Malhotra   1, 2 , MD ;   Navrag B Singh   3 , PhD ;   Benedikt Helgason   3, 4 , PhD ;   Victor R Schinazi   3, 5 , PhD ;   Kok Yang Tan   1 , MSocSci ;   David B Matchar   2 , MD ;   Rita Sim   , BSc ;   Vanessa Jean Wen Koh   2 , PhD ;   Wei Xuan Lai   2 , MD, PhD ;   Lakkhina Troeung   1 , PhD ;   Catherine Wen Huey Lim   1 , BSc (Hons) ;   Sai G S Pai   3 , PhD ;   Kai Zhe Tan   3 , PhD ;   Anitha D Praveen   3 , PhD ;   Dheeraj Jha   3 , PhD ;   Stephen J Ferguson   4 , PhD ;   Giorgio Colombo   3 , PhD ;   Karolina Minta   3 , PhD ;   Ecosse L Lamoureux   2 , PhD ;   William R Taylor   4 , PhD

1 Centre for Ageing Research & Education (CARE), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore

2 Health Services Research & Population Health (HSRPH), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore

3 Future Health Technologies (FHT), Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore, Singapore

4 Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

5 Faculty of Society & Design, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Corresponding Author:

  • Angelique Chan, PhD
  • Health Services Research & Population Health (HSRPH), Duke-NUS Medical School
  • Singapore
  • Singapore
  • Email: angelique.chan@duke-nus.edu.sg