Prevalence of fear of falling among a population of older adults and its correlation with mobility, dynamic balance, risk and history of falls;Prevalência do medo de cair em uma população de idosos da comunidade e sua correlação com mobilidade, equilíbrio dinâmico, risco e histórico de quedas

Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-229

  Lopes, K T ^a,c   Costa, D F ^b   Santos, L F ^b   Castro, D P ^b   Bastone, A C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidents due to falls; Fear of falling; Mobility limitation; Musculoskeletal balance; Older adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 68449092203     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-35552009005000026     Document Type: Article

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