Self-efficacy and balance correlates of fear of falling in the elderly

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 329-340

  McAuley, Edward ^a   Mihalko, Shannon L ^a,b   Rosengren, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Physical activity; Social cognitive

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000053548     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.5.4.329     Document Type: Article

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