Access to bathtub grab bars: Evidence of a policy gap

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-304

  Edwards, Nancy ^a   Birkett, Nicholas ^a   Nair, Rama ^a   Murphy, Maureen ^a,b   Roberge, Ginette ^c   Lockett, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Public Health   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Falls prevention; Grab bars; Policy; Safe bathing practices; Seniors; Universal access

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PREVALENCE; WALKING AID;

EID: 33750173927     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2007.0002     Document Type: Article

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