A multifactorial approach to reducing injurious falls

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 745-759

  King, M B ^a   Tinetti, M E ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FRACTURE; GAIT DISORDER; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029829002     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30199-x     Document Type: Review

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