Prospective study of the impact of fear of falling on activities of daily living, SF-36 scores, and nursing home admission

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages

  Cumming, Robert G ^c   Salkeld, Glenn ^d   Thomas, Margaret ^a   Szonyi, George ^b  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0034109290     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.5.M299     Document Type: Article

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