Should residential care/assisted living facilities institute falls prevention programs for their residents?

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 39-44

  Boustani, Malaz ^a   Sloane, Philip D ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FALLING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0037321105     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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