The Effects of Age on Stress and The Biomechanics of Slips and Falls
Research has shown that older adults who have experienced a previous fall are 60-70% more likely to suffer future falls. A study was conducted to investigate if stress and anxiety associated with a fear of falling contributes to the increased incidents of falls among older adults. The investigatio...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44316 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08222002-112844/ |