Effect evaluation of a multifactor community intervention to reduce falls among older persons

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-33

  Wijlhuizen, Gert Jan ^a   du Bois, Peter ^b   van Dommelen, Paula ^a   Hopman Rock, Marijke ^a,c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Municipal Health Service Fryslan   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community intervention; Effect evaluation; Falls prevention; Older persons; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34848888060     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300600935189     Document Type: Article

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