The impact of a literature consult service on geriatric clinical care and training in falls prevention

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 88-100

  Cahall, Molly ^a   Jerome, Rebecca N ^a   Powers, James ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; FALLING; FATIGUE; FOOD INTAKE; GAIT DISORDER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OSTEOPENIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLICATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TRAINING; WEAKNESS; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIBRARIAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIBLIOGRAPHY AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIBRARIANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41949088085     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.96.2.88     Document Type: Article

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