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2006, 'Response letter to Dr. Sitoh [7]', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54, pp. 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00575_7.x
,2006, 'A tactile stimulus applied to the leg improves postural stability in young, old and neuropathic subjects', Neuroscience Letters, 406, pp. 23 - 26
,2006, 'Atypical antipsychotic medications and risk of falls - Response letter to Dr. Sitoh', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54, pp. 175 - 175
,2006, 'Community-dwelling seniors who present to the emergency department with a fall do not receive Guideline care and their fall risk profile worsens significantly: a 6-month prospective study', Osteoporosis International, 17, pp. 672 - 683
,2006, 'Effect of age-related chronic immobility on markers of bone turnover', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 21, pp. 324 - 331
,2006, 'Falls risk is associated with pain and dysfunction but not radiographic osteoarthritis in older adults: Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort study', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 14, pp. 533 - 539
,2006, 'Falls-related self-efficacy is independently associated with balance and mobility in older women with low bone mass', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 61, pp. 832 - 838
,2006, 'Foot and ankle risk factors for falls in older people: A prospective study', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 61, pp. 866 - 870
,2006, 'Foot pain in community-dwelling older people: an evaluation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index', Rheumatology, 45, pp. 863 - 867
,2006, 'Footwear characteristics and risk of indoor and outdoor falls in older people', Gerontology, 52, pp. 174 - 180
,2006, 'High bone turnover is an independent predictor of mortality in the frail elderly', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 21, pp. 549 - 555
,2006, 'Home environment risk factors for falls in older people and the efficacy of home modifications', Age and Ageing, 35, pp. 55 - 59
,2006, 'Preventing falls among elderly people in the hospital environment', Medical Journal of Australia, 184, pp. 372 - 373
,2006, 'Psychological distress and visual functioning in relation to vision-related disability in older individuals with cataracts', British Journal of Health Psychology, 11, pp. 303 - 317
,2006, 'Response to Letter to the Editor: Reliability of the GAITRite (R) walkway system for the quantification of temporo-spatial parameters of gait in young and older people', Gait and Posture, 23, pp. 524 - 525
,2006, 'The effect of cataract surgery on neuropsychological test performance: A randomized controlled trial', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 12, pp. 632 - 639
,2006, 'The effects of water exercise on physical functioning in older people', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 25, pp. 36 - 41
,2006, 'The epidemiology of hospitalised wrist fractures in older people, New South Wales, Australia', Bone, 39, pp. 1144 - 1148
,2006, 'The impact of cataract surgery on visual functioning, vision-related disability and psychlogical distress: a randomized controlled trial', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 34, pp. 734 - 742
,2006, 'Thresholds for inducing protective stepping to force-controlled perturbations in young and old adults', Journal of Biomechanics, 39, pp. S88 - S88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(06)83245-8
,2006, 'Visual risk factors for falls in older people', Age and Ageing, 35, pp. 42 - 45
,2005, '20.20 A randomised controlled trial to evaluate task-related-exerciseclasses for older people with movement difficulties', Gait & Posture, 21, pp. S132 - S132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0966-6362(05)80434-5
,2005, '9.15 Choice stepping reaction time in depressed andnon-depressed older people', Gait & Posture, 21, pp. S55 - S55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0966-6362(05)80184-5
,2005, '9.9 Different effects of spatial and non-spatial memorytasks on stepping reaction times', Gait & Posture, 21, pp. S54 - S54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0966-6362(05)80178-x
,2005, 'A multivariate regression model predicted falls in residents living in intermediate hostel care', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 58, pp. 503 - 508, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T84-4FYWYST-C/2/530f6477431bdb5e05a172f57d448d49
,2005, 'Atypical antipsychotic medications and risk of falls in residents of aged care facilities', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53, pp. 1290 - 1295
,2005, 'Both resistance and agility training reduce back pain and improve health-related quality of life in older women with low bone mass', Osteoporosis International, 16, pp. 1321 - 1329
,2005, 'Cognitive, sensory and physical factors enabling driving safety in older adults', Clinical Psychology Review, 25, pp. 45 - 65
,2005, 'Determinants of health-related quality of life in institutionalised older persons in northern Sydney', Internal Medicine Journal, 35, pp. 131 - 134
,2005, 'Foot and ankle characteristics associated with impaired balance and functional ability in older people', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 60, pp. 1546 - 1552
,2005, 'Foot and leg problems are important determinants of functional status in community dwelling older people', Disability and Rehabilitation, 27, pp. 917 - 923
,2005, 'Gait instability in older people with hallux valgus', Foot and Ankle International, 26, pp. 483 - 489
,2005, 'Physiological and psychological predictors of walking speed in older community-dwelling people', Gerontology, 51, pp. 390 - 395
,2005, 'Reliability of simple portable tests of physical performance in older people after hip fracture', Clinical Rehabilitation, 19, pp. 496 - 504
,2005, 'Streamlining assessment and intervention in a falls clinic using the timed up and go test and physiological profile assessments', Age and Ageing, 34, pp. 567 - 571
,2005, 'The beneficial effects of group-based exercises on fall risk profile and physical activity persist 1 year postintervention in older women with low bone mass: Follow-up after withdrawal of exercise', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53, pp. 1767 - 1773
,2005, 'The effect of an individualized fall prevention program on fall risk and falls in older people: A randomized, controlled trial', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53, pp. 1296 - 1304
,2005, 'The increasing burden of pelvic fractures in older people, New South Wales, Australia', Injury - International Journal of the Care of the Injured, 36, pp. 1323 - 1329
,2005, 'The physiology of falling: assessment and prevention strategies for older people', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 8, pp. 35 - 42
,2005, 'What is the role of falls?', Best Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology, 19, pp. 913 - 935, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WBJ-4HKT126-5/2/708445fa3774e323fb210fe06bdc4d48
,2004, 'A pilot study of long-term monitoring of human movements in the home using accelerometry', Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 10, pp. 144 - 151
,2004, 'A randomized controlled trial of weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise for improving physical ability after usual care for hip fracture', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, pp. 710 - 716
,2004, 'Balance confidence improves with resistance or agility training - Increase is not correlated with objective changes in fall risk and physical abilities', Gerontology, 50, pp. 373 - 382
,2004, 'Incidence of hip fracture in New South Wales: are our efforts having an effect?', Medical Journal of Australia, 180, pp. 623 - 626
,2004, 'Physical activity interventions to prevent falls among older people: update of the evidence', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 7, pp. 43 - 51
,2004, 'Physiological risk factors for falls in older people with lower limb arthritis', Journal of Rheumatology, 31, pp. 2272 - 2279
,2004, 'Prediction of voluntary activation, strength, and endurance of elbow flexors in postpolio patients', Muscle and Nerve, 30, pp. 172 - 181
,2004, 'Predictors of falling in eldrly hospital patients', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 38, pp. 213 - 219
,2004, 'Reliability of the GAITRite walkway system for the quantification of temporo-spatial parameters of gait in young and older people', Gait and Posture, 20, pp. 20 - 25
,2004, 'Resistance and agility training reduce fall risk in women aged 75 to 85 with low bone mass: a 6-month randomized, controlled trial', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52, pp. 657 - 665
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