Fall-associated difficulty with activities of daily living in functionally independent individuals aged 65 to 69 in the United States: A cohort study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-100

  Sekaran, Nishant K ^a,b,c   Choi, Hwajung ^a,b   Hayward, Rodney A ^a,b,c   Langa, Kenneth M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; disability; falls; older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84872230237     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12071     Document Type: Article

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