Implementing a community-based falls-prevention program: From drawing board to reality

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-225

  Filiatrault, Johanne ^a,b,c   Parisien, Manon ^d   Laforest, Sophie ^b,c,d   Genest, Carole ^a   Gauvin, Lise ^b,c,e   Fournier, Michel ^f   Trickey, Francine ^f   Robitaille, Yvonne ^a,b,g  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Santé GRIS

^d Services Sociaux Cavendish

^e IRSPUM

^f Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Community based organizations; Community dwelling seniors; Falls prevention; Program implementation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39449129953     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.3.213     Document Type: Article

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