Fear of falling among stroke survivors after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-152

  Watanabe, Yuriko ^a,b,c  

^a National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Hospital   (Japan)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c David Berry Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Falls; Fear of falling; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS;

FALLS; FEAR OF FALLING; STROKE;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION PATIENT; STROKE; AGED; BONE DENSITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 25644446925     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200506000-00008     Document Type: Article

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