Secondary prevention of falls and osteoporotic fractures in older people

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7509, 2005, Pages 123-124

  Oliver, David ^a   McMurdo, Marion E T ^b   Patel, Sanjeev ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE DENSITY; EDITORIAL; FALLING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 22344432699     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7509.123     Document Type: Editorial

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