Clinical decision making in the prediction of falls

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 262-270

  Ruchinskas, Robert A ^a,f   Macciocchi, Stephen N ^b,c   Howe, Gary L ^d   Newton, Roberta A ^e  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 0034835558     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.46.3.262     Document Type: Article

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