Fall risk in Chinese community-dwelling older adults: A physiological profile assessment study

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 259-265

  Siong, Kar Ho ^a   Kwan, Marcella Mun San ^b,c   Lord, Stephen R ^b,c   Lam, Andrew Kwok Cheung ^a   Tsang, William Wai Nam ^a   Cheong, Allen Ming Yan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Assessment; Balance; Older adults; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; INDEPENDENT LIVING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84956764234     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12463     Document Type: Article

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