Reducing the risk for falls in the homes of older adults

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 29-39

  Rogers, Michael E ^a   Rogers, Nicole L ^a   Takeshima, Nobuo ^b   Islam, Mohammod M ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Falls; Home modification; Modifications; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248607761     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v18n02_04     Document Type: Article

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