Prevention of falls by outdoor-walking in elderly persons at risk ("power") - A pilot study

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-32

  Bosner S ^a   Keller, H ^a   Wohner A ^a   Wohner C ^a   Sonnichsen A ^b   Baum, E ^a   Donner Banzhoff, N ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Nursing homes; Older people; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FALL RISK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84856690963     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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