Utilization of a screening tool to identify homebound older adults at risk for falls: Validity and reliability

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 1-26

  Flemming, Patricia J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Falls risk; Home health agency

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33749535580     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v25n03_01     Document Type: Article

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