Changes in falls risk factors for geriatric diagnostic groups across inpatient, outpatient and domiciliary rehabilitation settings

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 900-907

  Morrison, Greg ^a   Lee, Huang Ling ^b   Kuys, Suzanne S ^a,b   Clarke, Jane ^c   Bew, Paul ^d   Haines, Terry P ^e,f  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c St Andrews War Memorial Hospital   (Australia)

^d THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Flinders University   (Australia)

Author keywords

ageing; diagnoses; Elderly; falls; geriatric rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STROKE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 79955033442     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.514019     Document Type: Article

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