Correlates of falling during 24 h among elderly Danish community residents

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 389-398

  Larsen, Erik Roj ^a,b   Mosekilde, Leif ^b   Foldspang, Anders ^c  

^a RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Community; Home safety; Intervention; Nutrition; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DIET; DIZZINESS; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; DIET; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 3042574703     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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