Home environment risk factors for falls in older people and the efficacy of home modifications

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL.2, 2006, Pages

  Lord, Stephen R ^a   Menz, Hylton B ^a,b   Sherrington, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Assistive devices; Environmental hazards; Mobility limitations

Indexed keywords

AGED; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY MOVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750630736     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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