Falls and fall prevention in the elderly: The Jamaican perspective

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 534-539

  James, K ^a   Eldemire Shearer, Denise ^a   Gouldbourne, J ^a   Morris, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42349092157     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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