Frailty as a Predictor of Future Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1027-1033

  Kojima, Gotaro ^a  

^a Japan Green Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community dwelling older people; Falls; Frailty

Indexed keywords

AGED; CINAHL; COMMUNITY LIVING; FALL RISK; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOME FOR THE AGED; MALE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84947869181     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.06.018     Document Type: Review

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