Physical impairments in cognitively impaired older people: Implications for risk of falls

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 148-156

  Taylor, Morag E ^a,b   Delbaere, Kim ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^a   Mikolaizak, A Stefanie ^a   Close, Jacqueline C T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

accidental falls; aged; balance; cognitive impairment; dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84873043446     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212001184     Document Type: Article

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