Fall risk in low-income elderly people in one urban area

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 589-598

  Choi, Kyung Won ^a   Lee, In Sook ^b  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77957343501     PISSN: 15982874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2010.40.4.589     Document Type: Article

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