A randomized controlled trial of a community-based consultation service to prevent falls

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 537-543

  Hogan, D B ^a   MacDonald, F A ^a   Betts, J ^a   Bricker, S ^a   Ebly, E M ^a   Delarue, B ^a   Fung, T S ^a   Harbidge, C ^a   Hunter, M ^a   Maxwell, C J ^a   Metcalf, B ^a  

^a Health Sciences Centre Calgary   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034832448     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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