First results of evaluation of a falls clinic

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 130-136

  Bauer, Christoph ^a,b   Gröger, Ines ^a   Glabasnia, Anna ^a   Bergler, Christoph ^a   Gassmann, Karl Günter ^a  

^a Waldkrankenhaus St Marien ^*  (Germany)

^b ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

accidental falls; aged; gait; postural balance; prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIZZINESS; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABILOGRAPHY; WALKING;

EID: 77957572540     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70036-3     Document Type: Article

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