Preventing falls among older people - Current practice and attitudes among community pharmacists

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-54

  Van Beurden, Eric ^a,b,d   Barnett, Lisa M ^a   Molyneux, Maxine ^a   Eakin, Elizabeth G ^c  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b S Cross Inst of Health Research   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d Northern Rivers Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FALLING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

EID: 0037359936     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr200333151     Document Type: Article

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