Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7441, 2004, Pages 680-683

  Chang, John T ^a,d   Morton, Sally C ^b   Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^c   Mojica, Walter A ^b   Maglione, Margaret ^b   Suttorp, Marika J ^b   Roth, Elizabeth A ^b   Shekelle, Paul G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Div Gen Int Med Hlth Serv Res   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMBASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FALLING; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 12144287914     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7441.680     Document Type: Review

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