Falls in nonagenarians living in their own homes: The nonasantfeliu study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-276

  Formiga, F ^a   Ferrer, A ^b   Duaso, E ^c   Olmedo, C ^b   Pujol, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Primary Health Care Centre El Pla CAP I   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drugs; Falls; Functional capacity; Nonagenarians

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMORBIDITY; DRUG USE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY EVALUATION; URBAN POPULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47749121790     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982633     Document Type: Article

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