Fear of falling and associated activity restriction in older people. Results of a cross-sectional study conducted in a Belgian town

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-26

  da Costa, Elise Mendes ^a   Pepersack, Thierry ^b   Godin, Isabelle ^c   Bantuelle, Martine ^d   Petit, Bernard ^d   Levêque, Alain ^c  

^a FNRS   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Activity restriction; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Fear of falling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856807430     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/0778-7367-70-1     Document Type: Article

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