Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 21-31 , February 2004

An exercise program to improve fall-related outcomes in elderly nursing home residents

  • Deborah Perry Schoenfelder, PhD, RN (Clinical Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Deborah Perry Schoenfelder, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, 378 Nursing Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
    • ,
  • Linda M Rubenstein, PhD (Assistant Research Scientist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, USA

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☆ Supported by grant # 1 R15 NR04220-01A1 through the National Institutes of Health.

PII: S0897-1897(03)00107-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2003.10.008

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 21-31 , February 2004

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