Physiological Factors Associated with Falls in an Elderly Population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1991, Pages 1194-1200

  Lord, Stephen R ^a   Clark, Russell D ^a,b   Webster, Ian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0025789617     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1991.tb03574.x     Document Type: Article

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