An investigation of risk factors for falls in elderly people in a Turkish rest home: A pilot study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 192-196

  Bumin, Gonca ^a   Uyanik, Mine ^a   Aki, Esra ^a   Kayihan, Hülya ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Mobility; Risk factors for falls; Risk of falling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FOOT DISEASE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LEG MUSCLE; MENTAL TEST; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANKARA;

EID: 0036623622     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03324435     Document Type: Article

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