Factors contributing to falls in elderly men living in the community

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 250-257

  Honeycutt, Patricia H ^a   Ramsey, Priscilla ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL HEALTH; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TIME; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 0036754143     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mgn.2002.128785     Document Type: Article

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