Risk factors for falls in older disabled women with diabetes: The Women's Health and Aging Study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1539-1545

  Volpato, Stefano ^a   Leveille, Suzanne G ^b   Blaum, Caroline ^c   Fried, Linda P ^d   Guralnik, Jack M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 31344457729     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.12.1539     Document Type: Article

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