Simple physiological and clinical tests for the accurate prediction of falling in older people

Gerontology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 199-203

  Lord, Stephen R ^a   Clark, Russell D ^b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Body sway; Cognitive disorders; Drugs utilization; Gait; Muscle strength; Physiology; Proprioception; Reaction time; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FALLING; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REACTION TIME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; SENSATION;

EID: 0029933993     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213793     Document Type: Article

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