Reducing hazard related falls in people 75 years and older with significant visual impairment: How did a successful program work?

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 296-301

  La Grow, S J ^b   Robertson, M Clare ^a   Campbell, A J ^a   Clarke, G A ^a   Kerse, N M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 33750291353     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.012252     Document Type: Article

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