Elderly women's experiences of living with fall risk in a fragile body: A reflective lifeworld approach

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-387

  Berlin Hallrup, Leena ^a   Albertsson, Daniel ^b,c   Bengtsson Tops, Anita ^a   Dahlberg, Karin ^a   Grahn, Birgitta ^b,d  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kronoberg County Council   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Age 75 and older; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66849132407     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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