Descriptive analysis of variables theoretically associated to the risk of falls in elder women;Análise descritiva de variáveis teoricamente associadas ao risco de quedas em mulheres idosas

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 299-305

  Guimarães, Joanna Miguez Nery ^a   Farinatti, Paulo de Tarso Veras ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b SALGADO DE OLIVEIRA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Autonomy; Epidemiology; Physical skills; Promotion of health

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TOPICAL AGENT;

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG USE; FALLING; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRENGTH; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 32244439274     PISSN: 15178692     EISSN: 15178692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-86922005000500011     Document Type: Article

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