Older persons afraid of falling reduce physical activity to prevent outdoor falls

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-264

  Wijlhuizen, Gert Jan ^a   de Jong, Roel ^a   Hopman Rock, Marijke ^a,b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Fear of falling; Older persons; Outdoor falls; Physical activity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; COMMUNITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33847329697     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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