Exercise in preventing falls and fall related injuries in older people: A review of randomised controlled trials

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-17

  Gardner, Melinda M ^a   Robertson, M Clare ^a   Campbell, A John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Elderly; Exercise; Falls

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034099437     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.34.1.7     Document Type: Review

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