Reducing falls in elderly people: A review of exercise interventions

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 59-68

  Brown, Annette Piotrowski ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INJURY; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK;

EID: 0033028040     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095939899307775     Document Type: Article

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