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Journal of Housing For the Elderly Volume 18, 2004 - Issue 2
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Reducing the Risk for Falls in the Homes of Older Adults

Michael E. Rogers PhD Center for Physical Activity and Aging, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Studies, Wichita, KS, USA
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Nicole L. Rogers MA, MEd Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, USA
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Nobuo Takeshima PhD Laboratory of Exercise Gerontology, Graduate School of Natural Sciences Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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Mohammod M. Islam MD Laboratory of Exercise Gerontology, Graduate School of Natural Sciences Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
Pages 29-39 | Published online: 05 Oct 2008

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Daejin Kim. (2022) Understanding How Older Adults Negotiate Environmental Hazards in Their Home. Journal of Aging and Environment 36:2, pages 173-193.
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Elaine Qiao-Ying Ho, Song-Iee Hong, Leng Leng Thang, Peck Hoon Ong & Gerald Choon-Huat Koh. (2020) Falls Among Asians Living in Small Apartments Designed for Older Adults in Singapore. Journal of Aging and Environment 34:1, pages 31-47.
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Makoto Narita, Mohammod M. Islam, Michael E. Rogers, Daisuke Koizumi & Nobuo Takeshima. (2015) Effects of Customized Balance Exercises on Older Women Whose Balance Ability Has Deteriorated With Age. Journal of Women & Aging 27:3, pages 237-250.
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Jon Pynoos, BernardA. Steinman, Anna Quyen Do Nguyen & Matthew Bressette. (2012) Assessing and Adapting the Home Environment to Reduce Falls and Meet the Changing Capacity of Older Adults. Journal of Housing For the Elderly 26:1-3, pages 137-155.
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Nobuo Takeshima, Mohammod M. Islam, Yukiya Oba & Bret G. Freemyer. (2022) A Comparison of Static and Dynamic Balance Ability between Fallers and Non-fallers in Japanese Older Women. International Journal of Sport and Health Science 20:0, pages 76-82.
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Boon Peng Ng, Jingping Lu, Georgianne F. Tiu, Ladda Thiamwong & YunYing Zhong. (2021) Bathroom modifications among community‐dwelling older adults who experience falls in the United States: A cross‐sectional study. Health & Social Care in the Community 30:1, pages 253-263.
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Judy A. StevensDavid A. SleetLaurence Z. Rubenstein. (2017) The Influence of Older Adults’ Beliefs and Attitudes on Adopting Fall Prevention Behaviors. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 12:4, pages 324-330.
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Rachael Bedard, Lia Metzger & Brie Williams. (2017) Ageing prisoners: An introduction to geriatric health-care challenges in correctional facilities. International Review of the Red Cross 98:903, pages 917-939.
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Marissa R. Meucci, Pedro Gozalo, David Dosa & Susan M. Allen. (2016) Variation in the Presence of Simple Home Modifications of Older Americans: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 64:10, pages 2081-2087.
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Jon Pynoos, Bernard A. Steinman & Anna Q.D. Nguyen. (2010) Environmental Assessment and Modification as Fall-Prevention Strategies for Older Adults. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 26:4, pages 633-644.
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Bernard A. SteinmanJon Pynoos & Anna Q. D. Nguyen. (2009) Fall Risk in Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Health 21:5, pages 655-676.
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