Fear of Moving Outdoors and Development of Outdoor Walking Difficulty in Older People

@article{Rantakokko2009FearOM,
  title={Fear of Moving Outdoors and Development of Outdoor Walking Difficulty in Older People},
  author={Merja Rantakokko and Minna M{\"a}nty and Susanne Iwarsson and Timo T{\"o}rm{\"a}kangas and Raija Leinonen and Eino Heikkinen and Taina Rantanen},
  journal={Journal of the American Geriatrics Society},
  year={2009},
  volume={57}
}
OBJECTIVES: To study which individual characteristics and environmental factors correlate with fear of moving outdoors and whether fear of moving outdoors predicts development of mobility limitation. 
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