Prevention of falls in the elderly - A key role for the falls clinic;Voorkomen dat ouderen vallen - Een sleutelrol voor valklinieken

Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 161-167

  Emmelot Vonk, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGING; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INCIDENCE; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 24944566667     PISSN: 01679228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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