Heterogeneity of falls among older adults: Implications for public health prevention

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2149-2156

  Kelsey, Jennifer L ^a   Procter Gray, Elizabeth ^a   Hannan, Marian T ^b   Li, Wenjun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BOSTON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84867535992     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300677     Document Type: Article

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