Associated factors for falls, recurrent falls, and injurious falls in aged men living in Taiwan veterans homes

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 80-84

  Ku, Yan Chiou ^a   Liu, Mu En ^a   Tsai, Yun Fang ^b   Liu, Wen Chien ^c   Lin, Shoa Lin ^c   Tsai, Shih Jen ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c YULI VETERANS HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

aged; associated factors; depression; falls

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FALL RISK; FALLING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GOUT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; VETERAN;

EID: 84878017559     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: 1873958X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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