Home modification to prevent falls by older ED patients

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-298

  Gerson, Lowell W ^a   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b   Wilber, Scott T ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 19544394451     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.02.035     Document Type: Article

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