Falls

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-107

  Davison, John ^a,b   Marrinan, Sarah ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHOE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 44349132014     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259808002426     Document Type: Review

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