Urinary incontinence is associated with an increase in falls: a systematic review

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Chiarelli, Pauline E ^a   Mackenzie, Lynette A ^b   Osmotherly, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Accidental falls; Systematic review; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

EID: 66749167077     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(09)70038-8     Document Type: Article

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