Evaluating the risk of falls. Clinical evaluation protocols;Evaluación del riesgo de caídas. Protocolos de valoración clínica

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 54-63

  Lazaro Del Nogal M ^a   Gonzalez Ramirez A ^a   Palomo Iloro, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical tests; Evaluation of risk of falls; Falls; Falls units; Posturography

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BODY POSTURE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FALLING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STABILOGRAPHY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 29844447666     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(05)75086-1     Document Type: Review

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