Comparison of Regression Models for the Analysis of Fall Risk Factors in Older Veterans

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 523-530

  Gill, Dawn P ^a   Zou, Guang Yong ^a   Jones, Gareth R ^a   Speechley, Mark ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidental Falls; Motor Activity; Proportional Hazards Models; Recurrence; Regression Analysis; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECURRENCE RISK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VETERAN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67649306613     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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