Recruiting older participants to a randomised trial of a community-based fall prevention program

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Clemson, Lindy ^a   Taylor, Kirsty ^a   Kendig, Hal ^a   Cumming, Robert G ^b   Swann, Megan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Community; Prevention; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847300944     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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