Association between exercise and fear of falling in community-dwelling elderly Koreans: Results of a cross-sectional public opinion survey

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 954-959

  Lim, Jae Young ^a   Jang, Soong Nang ^b   Park, Won Beom ^c   Oh, Min Kyun ^d   Kang, Eun Kyung ^e   Paik, Nam Jong ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei Sarang Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^e Seoul Bukbu Geriatric Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Exercise; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEAR; FEAR OF FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; SEX RATIO; SOUTH KOREA; TELECONSULTATION; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79957666870     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.12.041     Document Type: Article

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