Seniors Falls Investigative Methodology (SFIM): A systems approach to the study of falls in seniors

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-290

  Zecevic, Aleksandra A ^a   Salmoni, Alan W ^a   Lewko, John H ^b   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Falls in seniors; Human error; Human factors; Investigation method; Prevention; Systems approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 39449112504     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.3.281     Document Type: Article

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