Influence of frailty and falls on functional capacity and gait in community-dwelling elderly individuals

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-134

  Da Silva, Silvia Lanziotti Azevedo ^a   Viana, Joana Ude ^a   Da Silva, Vanessa Gomes ^a   Dias, João Marcos Domingues ^a   Pereira, Leani Sousa Máximo ^a   Dias, Rosangela Correa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

accidental falls; aging; disability; elderly frail elderly; gait; older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 84860824579     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0b013e318255320e     Document Type: Article

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