Relationship between obesity and falls by middle-aged and older women

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 718-722

  Rosenblatt, Noah J ^a   Grabiner, Mark D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Body mass index; Case report; Rehabilitation; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84859213959     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.038     Document Type: Article

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