The WalkAbout: A new solution for preventing falls in the elderly and disabled

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2067-2069

  Wolfe, Robert R ^a   Jordan, Deanne ^a   Wolfe, Mary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b Innovative Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Rehabilitation; Walkers

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; WALKING; WALKING AID;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKERS;

EID: 9944226676     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.04.040     Document Type: Article

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