Risk factors for falls amongst older people living in nursing home. A cohort study;Factores asociados con la aparición de caídas en ancianos institucionalizados: un estudio de cohortes

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 301-304

  Díaz Grávalos, Gabriel J ^a   Gil Vázquez, Carmen ^b   Andrade Pereira, Vanesa ^c   Alonso Payo, Rosario ^d   Álvarez Araujo, Susana ^e   Reinoso Hermida, Santiago ^f  

^a Centro de Salud Cea   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud Bande   (Spain)

^c Fundación San Rosendo   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^e Centro de Salud Maceda   (Spain)

^f Centro de Salud O Carballiño   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Falls; Institutionalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 70649090173     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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