The relationship between outdoor temperature and the frequency of falls among the elderly in Finland

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-

  Luukinen, H ^a   Koski, K ^a   Kivela S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0030047506     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.1.107     Document Type: Article

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