Prevention of falls in the elderly: A literature review

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-25

  Guelich, Marsha M ^a  

^a GANNON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032815912     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199909000-00004     Document Type: Review

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