Taking on the fall: The etiology and prevention of falls in the elderly

Clinical Chiropractic

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 148-154

  Larson, Link ^a   Bergmann, Thomas F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Chiropractic; Elderly; Exercise; Falls; Manipulation; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 56949108051     PISSN: 14792354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clch.2008.06.001     Document Type: Review

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