Preparing older people to cope after a fall

Physiotherapy

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-235

  Reece, Adele C ^b   Simpson, Janet M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elderly people; Falls; Long lie

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FALLING; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SENESCENCE; SKILL; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029883749     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66877-0     Document Type: Article

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