Falls in the elderly: The development of a risk questionnaire and posturographic findings

International Tinnitus Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-108

  Alpini, Dario ^a   Kohen Ratz, Reuven ^a   Braun, Riki ^a   Burstin, Aaron ^a   Tesio, Luigi ^a   Pugnetti, Luigi ^a   Mendozzi, Laura ^a   Sambataro, Giuseppe ^a   Cesarani, Antonio ^a   Giuliano, Davide Antonio ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falling risk inventory; Falls; Tetraataxiometry

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STABILOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 6444245760     PISSN: 09465448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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