A regression tree for identifying combinations of fall risk factors associated to recurrent falling: A cross-sectional elderly population-based study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-336

  Kabeshova, A ^a   Annweiler, C ^a,b   Fantino, B ^a   Philip, T ^c   Gromov, V A ^d   Launay, C P ^a   Beauchet, O ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d OLES HONCHAR DNIPRO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Older adults; Recurrent falls; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; POLYPHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; AFFECT; AGING; DATA MINING; FEAR; FRANCE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA MINING; FEAR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POLYPHARMACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84904765770     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-014-0232-0     Document Type: Article

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