Exploring Seniors' Views on the Use of Assistive Devices in Fall Prevention

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-304

  Aminzadeh, Faranak ^a   Edwards, Nancy ^b  

^a Queensway Carleton Hospital   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; ONTARIO; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 0032133884     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1998.tb00353.x     Document Type: Article

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