Older people's views of advice about falls prevention: A qualitative study

Health Education Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 508-517

  Yardley, L ^a   Donovan Hall, M ^a   Francis, K ^a   Todd, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRENGTH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 33748192079     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyh077     Document Type: Article

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