TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Falls, elderly women and the cold
JO  - Gerontology
A1  - Campbell, A. John
A1  - Spears, G. F.
A1  - Borrie, Michael J.
A1  - Fitzgerald, J. L.
SP  - 205
EP  - 208
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
N2  - In a prospective study of falls in 761 subjects 70 years and over an increase in the rate of falls in winter was observed in women but not men. When the daily minimum temperature fell to 1 degrees C or less the relative risk of falling in women increased to 1.53 (95% confidence intervals 1.21-1.84). We discuss measures to decrease this seasonal increase in the rate of falls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0304-324X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -