Factors associated with fear of falling among community-dwelling elderly adults without reduced performance in instrumental activities of daily living

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 457-462

  Oya, Toshihisa ^a   Uchiyama, Yasushi ^a   Uemura, Kazuki ^a,c   Shimada, Hiroyuki ^b   Makizako, Hyuma ^b,c   Doi, Takehiko ^b   Yoshida, Daisuke ^b,d   Suzuki, Takao ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d Japan Foundation for Aging and Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community dwelling elderly; Fear of falling; Life space

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922687441     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.49.457     Document Type: Article

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