Physical Activity and Falls in Older Men: The Critical Role of Mobility Limitations

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2119-2128

  Jefferis, Barbara J ^a   Merom, Dafna ^b   Sartini, Claudio ^a   Wannamethee, S Goya ^a   Ash, Sarah ^a   Lennon, Lucy T ^a   Iliffe, Steve ^a   Kendrick, Denise ^c   Whincup, Peter H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACCELEROMETER; COHORT STUDY; FALLS; MOBILITY LIMITATIONS; OLDER ADULTS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Indexed keywords

AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; FALLING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84936982096     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000635     Document Type: Article

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