Characteristics associated with fear of falling in Hong Kong Chinese elderly residing in care and attention homes

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 83-98

  Yeung, Frederick Ka Ching ^a   Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Wong, Eyckle C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese elderly; Fear of falling; Hong Kong; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHINESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSING CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33746587452     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v29n03_07     Document Type: Article

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