Risk factors, frequency, and causes of falling in geriatric persons who has had a limb removed by amputation

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-163

  Ülger, Özlem ^a   Topuz, Semra ^a   Bayramlar, Kezban ^a   Erbahçeci, Fatih ^a   Şener, Gül ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Falling; Geriatric persons who has had a limb removed by amputation; Lower limb amputation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BUERGER DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; KNEE AMPUTATION; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TUMOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 77952920323     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0b013e3181e85533     Document Type: Article

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