Fear of falling, falls, and gait variability in older community-dwelling individuals: Is there an association?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1236-1238

  Ayoubi, Farah ^a   Launay, Cyrille ^a   Annweiler, Cedric ^a,b   Fantino, Bruno ^a   Kabeshova, Anastasiia ^a   Beauchet, Oliver ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FALLING; FEAR OF FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; FRANCE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84880253930     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12350     Document Type: Letter

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