Program sustainability of a community-based intervention to prevent falls among older Australians

Health Promotion International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-288

  Barnett, Lisa M ^a   Van Beurden, E ^a   Eakin, E G ^b   Beard, J ^c   Dietrich, U ^a   Newman, B ^b  

^a Northern Rivers Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Falls prevention; Older people; Stay on Your Feet; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; FALLING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABILITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 4444253684     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah302     Document Type: Article

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