Characteristics of walking, activity, fear of falling, and falls in community-dwelling older adults by residence

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-45

  Wert, David M ^a   Talkowski, Jaime B ^a   Brach, Jennifer ^a   Vanswearingen, Jessie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Fear; Gait; Older adults; Residence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 77952731670     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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