Elderly People at Risk of Fall The Role of Muscle Weakness

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 831-835

  Simpson, Janet M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

falls; muscle; Old people; physiotherapy.

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ETIOLOGY; FALLING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0027426970     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(10)60127-7     Document Type: Article

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