The effect of falls and fall injuries on functioning in community- dwelling older persons

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Tinetti, Mary E ^a   Williams, Christianna S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FALLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031944901     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.2.M112     Document Type: Article

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