Falls in the elderly: A prospective study of risk factors and risk profiles

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1129-1136

  Graafmans, W C ^a   Ooms, M E ^a   Hofstee, H M A ^a   Bezemer, P D ^a,b   Bouter, L M ^a,b   Lips, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

accidental falls; aged; risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0029979152     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008690     Document Type: Article

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