Falls in community-dwelling adults aged 50 Years and older : Prevalence and contributing factors

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 201-207

  Painter, Jane A ^a   Elliott, Sharon J ^a   Hudson, Suzanne ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Therapeutic Life Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 71249143472     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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