Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: Cohort study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7770, 2010, Pages

  Delbaere, Kim ^a,b   Close, Jacqueline C T ^a,c   Brodaty, Henry ^c,d   Sachdev, Perminder ^d,e   Lord, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860533066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj     Document Type: Article

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