Prevalence of sensory and cognitive disabilities and falls, and their relationships: A community-based study

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-118

  Gauchard, Gérome C ^a,b   Deviterne, Dominique ^b,c   Guillemin, Francis ^b   Sanchez, Jésus ^d   Perrin, Philippe P ^a,b   Mur, Jean Marie ^a,e   Ravaud, Jean François ^a   Chau, Nearkasen ^a,e,f   Guillaume, S ^g   Michaely, J P ^g   Otero Sierra, C ^g   Legras, B ^g   Dazord, A ^g   Choquet, M ^g   Mejean L ^g   Tubiana Rufi, N ^g   Meyer, J P ^g   Schleret Y ^g  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c IUFM de Lorraine   (France)

^d Centre Technique National d'Etudes et de Recherches Sur Les Handicaps et Les Inadaptations (CTNERHI)   (France)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^f Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^g Département Epidémiologie en Entreprises ^*

Author keywords

Cognitive disabilities; Falls; Sensory disabilities; Social inequalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX ROLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSATION DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 32044437553     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090445     Document Type: Article

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