Delivery of optimal falls prevention in community-dwelling older people

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 26-30

  Donaldson, Meghan G ^a   Khan, Karim M ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance; Exercise; Falls; Resistance training; Risk factor modification

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SPECTACLES; WALKING AID;

EID: 0043068058     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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