Recurrent falls in nursing homes;Caídas repetidas en el medio residencial

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-206

  Neira Álvarez, Marta ^a   Rodríguez Mañas, Leocadio ^b  

^a Área V de la Comunidad de Madrid ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Frailty; Nursing home; Recurrent falls; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FRACTURE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK FACTOR; WALKING AID; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33748427658     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(06)72956-0     Document Type: Article

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