A Pilot Study of an Intervention Designed to Promote Walking, Balance, and Self-Efficacy in Older Adults with Fear of Falling

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-39

  Dattilo, John ^a   Martire, Lynn ^a   Gottschall, Jinger ^a   Weybright, Elizabeth ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84887139838     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2013.768067     Document Type: Article

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