Prevention of falls in the elderly

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Volumn 18, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1996, Pages S87-S101

  Myers, Ann H ^a,d   Young, Y ^b   Langlois, J A ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d NIA/GRC/LPC   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Injurious; Interventions; Prevention; Recurrent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0030023654     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/8756-3282(95)00384-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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