Guidelines for prevention of falls in people aged over 65

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7285, 2001, Pages 554-

  Seemongal Dass, R R ^a   James, T E ^a   Atherley, C E ^a   Chakravarty, Mark ^b   Sörman, Anna ^c  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c Aventis Pharma   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FALLING; HUMAN; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 18044378754     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7285.554     Document Type: Letter

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