Factors associated with falls among community-dwelling older people in Taiwan

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 320-327

  Wu, Tai Yin ^a,b   Chie, Wei Chu ^a   Yang, Rong Sen ^c   Liu, Jen Pei ^a,d   Kuo, Kuan Liang ^b   Wong, Wai Kuen ^b   Liaw, Chen Kun ^e,f,g,h  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBESITY; POLYPHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY CONSTITUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYPHARMACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84881077505     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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