Does activity level mediate or suppress the association between fear of falling and falls?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 609-

  Lacherez, Philippe F ^a   Wood, Joanne M ^a   Kerr, Graham K ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL MODELING; FALLING; FEAR; LETTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; FEAR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44849134168     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.08.011     Document Type: Letter

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