Assessing falls in older adults: A comprehensive fall evaluation to reduce fall risk in older adults

Geriatrics

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 24-28

  Nnodim, Joseph O ^a,b   Alexander, Neil B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Division of Geriatric Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fall prevention; Falls

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; NARCOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SHORT ACTING DRUG; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VITAMIN D;

AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; BALANCE DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSIVE FALL EVALUATION; CONSENSUS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG COMPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHOE; SIDE EFFECT; SPECTACLES; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WALKING AID;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SHOES;

EID: 27544442182     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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