Fear of falling: An emerging issue after stroke

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 46-55

  Schmid, Arlene A ^a,b,c   Rittman, Maude ^d,e,f,g  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Roudebush VA Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence Based Practice

^c VA Stroke QUERI Center   (United States)

^d Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^g VA Stroke QUERI Research Coordinating Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Fear of falling; Stroke; Stroke recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEAR; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548661735     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1405-46     Document Type: Article

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