Fall and fracture prevention in the elderly

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 12-14

  Meyer, Gabriele ^a   Warnke, Andrea ^a   Mühlhauser, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Hip fractures; Hip protector; Prevention; Protective devices

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FALLING; GAIT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCREENING TEST; STAFF TRAINING; TAI CHI;

EID: 0042567336     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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