The role of medical assessment and intervention in the prevention of falls

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL.2, 2006, Pages

  Swift, Cameron G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium and vitamin D; Controlled studies; Diagnosis; Fall prevention; Medical assessment

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

AGING; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; FRACTURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 33750633365     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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