Prevention of falls at home: Home hazard and safety assessment and management

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Newton, Roberta A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALL RISK; FALLING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME ACCIDENT; HOME CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

EID: 33751267445     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: 15247929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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