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Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in France from January to May 2019 among physicians working in MCs, through an anonymous online questionnaire: twenty-seven questions about the physician\u2019s background and their practice of fall risk assessment, especially use of clinical and paraclinical tools. We compared the results according to the age and the specialty of the physician. Results: We obtained 171 responses with a majority of women (60%) and geriatricians (78%). All age classes and all French regions were represented. Most of respondents (98.8%) stated that they address gait and\/or falls in outpatient clinic and 95.9%in day hospitals. When asked about how they assess fall risk, fall history (83%) and gait examination (68.4%) were the most widely used, while orthostatic hypotension (24%) and clinical standardized tests (25.7%) were less common. Among standardized tests, One-leg Balance, Timed Up and Go Test, and gait speed measurements were the most used. Geriatricians had more complete fall risk assessment than neurologists (e.g., 56%versus 13%for use of standardized tests, p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.0001). Conclusion: Almost all physicians addressed the question of fall in MC, but practices are widely heterogeneous. Further investigations are needed to standardize fall risk assessment in MCs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/jad-201585","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,30]],"date-time":"2021-04-30T14:00:18Z","timestamp":1619791218000},"page":"1483-1491","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Is Fall Risk Systematically Evaluated in Memory Clinics? 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