Older people can stay on their feet: Final results of a community-based falls prevention programme

Health Promotion International

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-33

  Kempton, Anne ^a   Van Beurden, Eric ^a   Sladden, Tim ^a   Garner, Everald ^a   Beard, John ^a  

^a Northern Rivers Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community based prevention; Falls; Injury; Older people

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOE;

EID: 0034010258     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/15.1.27     Document Type: Article

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