Participation in daily living tasks among older adults with fear of falling

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 538-544

  Murphy, Susan ^a,b   Tickle Degnen, Linda ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity analysis; Aging; Occupational therapy (treatment)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038970750     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.55.5.538     Document Type: Article

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