Circumstances and consequences of falls in independent community-dwelling older adults

Age and Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-268

  Berg, William P ^a   Alessio, Helaine M ^a   Mills, Eugenia M ^a   Tong, Chen ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Falls; Old age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENESCENCE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 0030752224     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/26.4.261     Document Type: Article

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