Intensity and correlates of fear of falling and hurting oneself in the next year: Baseline findings from a roybal center fear of falling intervention

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-286

  Lawrence, Renée H ^a   Tennstedt, Sharon L ^a   Kasten, Linda E ^a   Shih, Juliette ^a   Howland, Jonathan ^a   Jette, Alan M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEAR; HOME ACCIDENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOSTON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031828835     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439801000301     Document Type: Article

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