Relationships between physical activity, ADL capability and fall risk in community-dwelling Japanese elderly population

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Yokoya, Tomohisa ^a   Demura, Shinichi ^b   Sato, Susumu ^c  

^a Kaga City Hall ^*  (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ADL; Fall risk; Falling Assessment Chart; Frequency of leaving the house; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33847360682     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.12.25     Document Type: Article

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