Critical appraisal of a screening instrument to predict the risk of falls in the elderly;Kritische bewertung eines screening-instrumentes zur vorhersage des sturzrisikos älterer menschen

Zeitschrift fur Arztliche Fortbildung und Qualitatssicherung

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-31

  Meyer, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Mass screening; Predictive values; Risk factor screening; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FALLING; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TINETTI BALANCE SCALE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037295568     PISSN: 14317621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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