Foot and leg problems are important determinants of functional status in community dwelling older people

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 917-923

  Barr, Elizabeth L M ^a   Browning, Colette ^b   Lord, Stephen R ^c   Menz, Hylton B ^c   Kendig, Hal ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aging; Foot deformities; Foot diseases; Foot injuries; Leg injuries

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG DISEASE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FOOT; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 22944442230     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500030506     Document Type: Article

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