Is a Type a behavior pattern associated with falling among the community-dwelling elderly?

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-152

  Zhang, Jian Guo ^a   Ishikawa Takata, Kazuko ^a   Yamazaki, Hideo ^b   Ohta, Toshiki ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHUBU NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Elderly; Falling; Type A behavior pattern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; TYPE A BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 0347931802     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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