Falls in hypertensive geriatric patients - Risk assessment carried out within one year of sustaining a fall;Upadki pacjentów geriatrycznych z nadciśnieniem tȩtniczym - Ocena ryzyka dokonywana po roku od upadku

Nadcisnienie Tetnicze

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-117

  Zak, Marek ^a   Gryglewska, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Hypertension; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 21444454891     PISSN: 14285851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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