Risk factors and prevention of falls among community-dwelling older people

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-271

  Lin, Mau Roung ^a   Wang, Yi Wei ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community; Elderly; Falls; Injury prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FALLING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 4644319017     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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