Older people's views about community falls prevention: An Australian perspective

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 263-270

  Ballinger, Claire ^a   Clemson, Lindy ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUNDED THEORY; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING; WORKSHOP;

EID: 33745625614     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606900604     Document Type: Article

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