Falls in the elderly and the role of geriatrics;Caídas en la persona mayor y el papel de la geriatría

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-99

  Fisher, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; FALLING; FEAR; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0038715750     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0211-139x(03)74864-1     Document Type: Review

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