Falls in rural elders: An empirical study of risk factors

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 178-182

  Richardson, Donald R ^a   Hicks, Michael J ^a,b   Walker, Robert B ^a,c  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Robert C Byrd Biotechnology Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 0036579604     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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