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Balance Confidence and Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Are Most Predictive of Falling in Older Adults: Prospective Analysis

Merrill R. Landers, Sarrie Oscar, Jessica Sasaoka, Kyle Vaughn
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150184 Published 1 April 2016
Merrill R. Landers
M.R. Landers, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Box 453029, Las Vegas, NV (USA).
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Sarrie Oscar
S. Oscar, BA, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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J. Sasaoka, BS, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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K. Vaughn, BS, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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vol. 96 no. 4 433-442
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20150184
PubMed 
26294679

Published By 
American Physical Therapy Association
Print ISSN 
0031-9023
Online ISSN 
1538-6724

History 
  • Received March 31, 2015
  • Accepted August 9, 2015
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© 2016 American Physical Therapy Association

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  1. Merrill R. Landers,
  2. Sarrie Oscar,
  3. Jessica Sasaoka and
  4. Kyle Vaughn
  1. M.R. Landers, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Box 453029, Las Vegas, NV (USA).
  2. S. Oscar, BA, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  3. J. Sasaoka, BS, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  4. K. Vaughn, BS, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  1. Address all correspondence to Dr Landers at: merrill.landers{at}unlv.edu.
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Merrill R. Landers, Sarrie Oscar, Jessica Sasaoka, Kyle Vaughn
Physical Therapy Apr 2016, 96 (4) 433-442; DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150184

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