Vision and relevant risk factor interventions for preventing falls among older people: A network meta-analysis

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Xin Yi ^a   Shuai, Jian ^a   Li, Li Ping ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; VISION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 84930685758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep10559     Document Type: Article

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