Balance, mobility, and falls among elderly African American women

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-39

  Means, Kevin M ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^b   Rodell, Daniel E ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accidental Falls; African Americans; Aged; Disability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY;

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN; FALLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; CAUCASIAN; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEGRO;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0033972934     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200001000-00008     Document Type: Article

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