How predictive is a home-safety checklist of indoor fall risk for the elderly living in the community?

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 114-120

  Stalenhoef, Paul ^a   Diederiks, Jos ^a   Knottnerus, André ^a   Witte, Luc De ^b   Crebolder, Harry ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

elderly; falls; general practice; home safety checklist

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001167262     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814789809160362     Document Type: Article

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