Non-pharmacological means to prevent fractures among older adults

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-310

  Kannus, Pekka ^a,b   Uusi Rasi, Kirsti ^a   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fall induced high impact injury; Falling; Fracture; Hip protectors; Older adult; Osteoporosis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BONE MASS; BONE PAIN; BONE STRENGTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISABILITY; EQUIPMENT; FALLING; FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FRACTURES, BONE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 21344463550     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890510007197     Document Type: Review

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