Different aspects of visual impairment as risk factors for falls and fractures in older men and women

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1539-1547

  De Boer, Michiel R ^a   Pluijm, Saskia M F ^b   Lips, Paul ^a,b   Moll, Annette C ^a   Völker Dieben, Hennie J ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^b,c   Van Rens, Ger H M B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Hip fracture; Risk factors; Survival analysis; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLARE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; VISION, LOW;

EID: 16644377215     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/JBMR.040504     Document Type: Article

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