Preventing falls in the elderly at home: A community-based program

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 530-532

  Thompson, Peter G ^a  

^a South Australian Health Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; FALLING; HOME; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SAFETY;

EID: 0029864137     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122162.x     Document Type: Article

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