Falls in older persons with intellectual disabilities: Fall rate, circumstances and consequences

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1173-1182

  Smulders, E ^a   Enkelaar, L ^a   Weerdesteyn, V ^a,b   Geurts, A C H ^a,b   van Schrojenstein Lantman de Valk, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sint Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Fall rate; Falls; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CAREGIVER; CONSULTATION; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENESCENCE; SPRAIN; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FALL RATE; FALLS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BICYCLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84885478786     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01643.x     Document Type: Article

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