Perceptions of older people about falls injury prevention and physical activity

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-118

  Snodgrass, Suzanne J ^a   Rivett, Darren A ^a   Mackenzie, Lynette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Accidental falls; Community surveys; Gerontology; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750410133     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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