Fall prevention: Relatedness of adherence to recommendations and self-rated knowledge

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-224

  Gibson, Kaitlin ^a   Greene, David Paul ^a   Sample, Pat L ^a   Cabrera, Cheri ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b Broomfield Injury Prevention and Independent Living Program   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; education; Fall prevention; recommendations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956331887     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02703181.2010.509541     Document Type: Article

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