Older adults' attitudes toward home modifications for fall prevention

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-129

  Kruse, Robin L ^a   Moore, Cherith M ^a   Tofle, Ruth B ^a   LeMaster, Joseph W ^a   Aud, Myra ^a   Hicks, Lanis L ^a   Minor, Marian A ^a   Canfield, Shannon M ^a   Mehr, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Behavior; Home modification; Housing; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952834681     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763891003757031     Document Type: Article

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