Measuring expected outcomes of falls [9]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1300-1301

  Yardley, Lucy ^a   Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALL RISK; FALLING; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAINING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEAR; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33746736230     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00847.x     Document Type: Letter

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