Physical activity, functional limitations, and the risk of fall-related fractures in community-dwelling elderly

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-61

  Stevens, Judy A ^a   Powell, Kenneth E ^a   Smith, Suzanne M ^b   Wingo, Phyllis A ^c   Sattin, Richard W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; Elderly; exercise; falls; fractures; physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FRACTURES, BONE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031056913     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00110-X     Document Type: Article

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