Cross-sectional and longitudinal risk factors for falls, fear of falling, and falls efficacy in a cohort of middle-aged African Americans

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-257

  Andresen, Elena M ^a,b,c   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^d,e   Miller, J Philip ^f   Wilson, Margaret Mary G ^g   Malmstrom, Theodore K ^g   Miller, Douglas K ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Functional status; Mobility; Quality of life; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; STANDING;

EID: 33645722182     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.2.249     Document Type: Article

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