Covariates of fear of falling and associated activity curtailment

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 549-555

  Howland, Jonathan ^a   Lachman, Margie E ^b   Peterson, Elizabeth Walker ^c   Cote, Jennifer ^a   Kasten, Linda ^d   Jette, Alan ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

ADL; Disability; Elderly; Falls; Injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031737578     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.5.549     Document Type: Article

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