Does substance abuse contribute to further risk of falls in dementia

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 317-324

  Eshkoor, Sima Ataollahi ^a   Hamid, Tengku Aizan ^a   Nudin, Siti Saadiah Hassan ^b   Mun, Chan Yoke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Elderly; Fall; Health; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84894059332     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2013.819067     Document Type: Article

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