The prevalence of falls in adults aged 40 years or older in an urban, German population: Results from a telephone survey;Prävalenz von Stürzen bei Erwachsenen im Alter von 40 Jahren oder älter in einer deutschen städtischen Population: Ergebnisse einer telefonischen Befragung

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-146

  Schumacher, J ^a   Pientka, L ^b   Trampisch, U ^c   Moschny, A ^c   Hinrichs, T ^c   Thiem, U ^b,c  

^a ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Falls; Osteoporosis; Prevalence; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84897622359     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-013-0503-y     Document Type: Article

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