Fear of falling;Miedo a caerse

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-44

  Alcalde Tirado, Pablo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activity restriction; Aging; Falls; Fear of falling; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEAR; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WELLBEING;

EID: 75749150438     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2009.10.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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