Falls in older people: Epidemiology, risk factors and strategies for prevention

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL.2, 2006, Pages

  Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall prevention; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; FLUDROCORTISONE; MIDODRINE;

AGED; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FALLING; FLUID RETENTION; FRACTURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750622494     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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