Epidemiology of falls in older adults in Texas

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 119-124

  Alamgir, Hasanat ^a,b   Wong, Nicole J ^a,b   Hu, Yueha ^a,b   Yu, Mo ^a,b   Marshall, Amanda ^a,b   Yu, Shicheng ^a,b  

^a San Antonio Campus   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Falls; injury; older adults; Texas

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; UNITED STATES; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HEALTH SURVEY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 84923225842     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000237     Document Type: Article

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