Chronic disease and falls in community-dwelling Canadians over 65 years old: A population-based study exploring associations with number and pattern of chronic conditions

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sibley, Kathryn M ^a,b   Voth, Jennifer ^a,c   Munce, Sarah E ^d   Straus, Sharon E ^e,f   Jaglal, Susan B ^a,b,d  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84893809549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-14-22     Document Type: Article

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