Predictors of injurious falls and fear of falling differ: An 11-year longitudinal study of incident events in older people

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 239-256

  Clemson, Lindy ^a,b   Kendig, Hal ^b,c   Mackenzie, Lynette ^a   Browning, Colette ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

accidental falls; aged; community residing; injurious falls; older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84922908923     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264314546716     Document Type: Article

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