The impact of falls on quality of life: Empowering older women to address falls prevention

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 5-13

  Weeks, Lori E ^a   Roberto, Karen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Falls prevention; Older women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748211092     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200300015     Document Type: Review

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