Effects of a water-based program on women 65 years and over: A randomised controlled trial

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-108

  Devereux, Kathryn ^a,b   Robertson, Dianne ^a   Briffa, N Kathryn ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Community Physiotherapy Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance; Falls; Physiotherapy; Water exercise

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL HEALTH; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 20444475740     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(05)70038-6     Document Type: Article

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