Moving forward in fall prevention: An intervention to improve balance among older adults in real-world settings

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2049-2056

  Robitaille, Yvonne ^a,f   Laforest, Sophie ^b,c   Fournier, Michel ^d   Gauvin, Lise ^b   Parisien, Manon ^d   Corriveau, Hélène ^e   Trickey, Francine ^d   Damestoy, Nicole ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Institut de Gérontologie Sociale   (Canada)

^d Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^f INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROPRIOCEPTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27644441999     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.057612     Document Type: Article

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