Head over heels: Impact of a health promotion program to reduce falls in the elderly

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-96

  Gallagher, Elaine M ^a   Brunt, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

accidental injury; aging; falls; health promotion; risk reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0029936244     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800013301     Document Type: Article

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