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Predicting falls within the elderly community: comparison of postural sway, reaction time, the Berg balance scale and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale for comparing fallers and non-fallers

Yves Lajoie, Sean Gallagher

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics · 2003 · 929 citations · 39 references

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Risk Factors for Falls among Elderly Persons Living in the Community

Mary E. Tinetti, Mark Speechley, Sandra Ginter · New England Journal of Medicine · 1988 · 6.5K citations

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The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale

Leah Powell, Anita M. Myers · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 1995 · 2.9K citations

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Predicting the Probability for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Anne Shumway‐Cook, Margaret Baldwin, Nayak L. Polissar et al. · Physical Therapy · 1997 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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FALLS BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AT HOME: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

Austin J. Blake, Kelly Morgan, M. J. Bendall et al. · Age and Ageing · 1988 · 1.3K citations

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Clinical and laboratory measures of postural balance in an elderly population.

Katherine Berg, Brian E. Maki, Jack I. Williams et al. · PubMed · 1992 · 1.3K citations

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