Self-reported walking, balance testing and risk of fall;Egenrapportert gangfunksjon, balansetester og risiko for fall hos eldre

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-178

  Bergland, Astrid ^a,b   Jarnlo, Gunn Britt ^c   Wyller, Torgeir Bruun ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SELF REPORT; WALKING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; GAIT; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 33644831488     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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