Successes and setbacks of the Falls Consultation: Report on the first 150 patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 909-915

  Puisieux, François ^a,b   Pollez, Bruno ^a   Deplanque, Dominique ^a   Di Pompeo, Christophe ^a   Pardessus, Vinciane ^a   Thevenon, André ^a   Dewailly, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aged; Balance; Falls; Prevention

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; GERIATRICS; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; MEDICINE; NEUROLOGY; RISKS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FALLS CONSULTATION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0035196303     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200112000-00007     Document Type: Article

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