Prevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET): A randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9147, 1999, Pages 93-97

  Close, Jacqueline ^a,b   Ellis, Margaret ^a   Hooper, Richard ^a   Glucksman, Edward ^a   Jackson, Stephen ^a   Swift, Cameron ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033537344     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)06119-4     Document Type: Article

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