Physiological falls risk assessment in older people with Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 260-265

  Lorbach, Edwina R ^a   Webster, Kate E ^a   Menz, Hylton B ^a   Wittwer, Joanne E ^a   Merory, John R ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Alzheimer's disease; Balance; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34748873241     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107101     Document Type: Article

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