Characteristics of falls in physically active community-dwelling older people: Findings from the "Standfest im Alter" study

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-267

  Freiberger, Ellen ^a   Menz, Hylton B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Elderly; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748565321     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-006-0394-2     Document Type: Article

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