Preventing injuries in older people by preventing falls: A meta-analysis of individual-level data

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 905-911

  Robertson, M Clare ^a   Campbell, A John ^a   Gardner, Melinda M ^a   Devlin, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Exercise; Falls; Older

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036256849     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50218.x     Document Type: Article

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