The fear of falling syndrome: Relationship to falls, physical performance, and activities of daily living in frail older persons

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 55-63

  Chandler, Julie McClure ^a,b   Duncan, Pamela W ^c   Sanders, Linda ^b   Studenski, Stephanie ^d  

^a Program in Physical Therapy   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; falls; fear of falls; physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEAR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030059398     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199603000-00007     Document Type: Article

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