Cognitive function as a prospective predictor of falls

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 720-728

  Chen, Tuo Yu ^a   Peronto, Carol L ^a   Edwards, Jerri D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Falls; Processing speed; Psychomotor speed

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84867812291     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs052     Document Type: Article

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