Frailty as a predictor of falls in older Mexican Americans

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 641-653

  Samper Ternent, Rafael ^a   Karmarkar, Amol ^a   Graham, James ^a   Reistetter, Tim ^a   Ottenbacher, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

accidental falls; frail elderly; older Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84860296739     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311428490     Document Type: Article

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