Falls and confidence related quality of life outcome measures in an older British cohort

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 904, 2001, Pages 103-108

  Parry, S W ^a   Steen, N ^a   Galloway, S R ^a   Kenny, R A ^a   Bond, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Health status measurement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035142194     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.904.103     Document Type: Article

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