Fall-related factors in a cohort of elderly community residents;Fatores associados a guedas em uma coorte de idosos residentes na comunidade

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 709-716

  Rodriguez Perracini, Monica ^a   Ramos, Luiz Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Aging health; Health surveys; Prevention control; Rehabilitation; Risk factors; Statistic numerical data

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPOUSE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036987102     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102002000700008     Document Type: Article

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