The multifactorial etiology of gait disorders, falls, and hip fractures in the elderly;Die multifaktorielle Pathogenese von Gehstorungen, Sturzen und Huftfrakturen im Alter

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-275

  Runge, M ^a  

^a Aerpah Clinic Esslingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Falls in the elderly; Gait disorder; Hip fracture; Multifactorial etiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; AGING; BONE STRENGTH; ETIOLOGY; FALLING; GAIT DISORDER; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MOTOR COORDINATION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BONE DENSITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BONE DENSITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030862989     PISSN: 0044281X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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