Predicting falls in older women

Menopause International

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 170-177

  Morris, Rob ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TAXONOMY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME ACCIDENT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 41949140410     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/175404507783004131     Document Type: Review

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