Fear of Falling among the Community-Dwelling Elderly

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 229-243

  Howland, Jonathan ^a   Peterson, Elizabeth Walker ^a   Pordon, Dorothy ^a   Bak, Sharon ^a   Levin, William C ^b   Fried, Lise ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Urban Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMAN; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027412967     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439300500205     Document Type: Article

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