Pilot study examining the association between ambulatory activity and falls among hospitalized older adults

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2090-2092

  Fisher, Steve R ^a   Galloway, Rebecca V ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a   Graham, James E ^a   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a   Ostir, Glenn V ^a   Goodwin, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Geriatrics; Hospitalization; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; WALKING;

EID: 82455187931     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.06.022     Document Type: Article

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