Effect of dissemination of evidence in reducing injuries from falls

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-261

  Tinetti, Mary E ^a,e   Baker, Dorothy I ^a   King, Mary ^c   Gottschalk, Margaret ^b   Murphy, Terrence E ^a   Acampora, Denise ^a   Carlin, Bradley P ^d   Leo Summers, Linda ^a   Allore, Heather G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD INJURY; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DISLOCATION; EVALUATION; FRACTURE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CONNECTICUT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DISLOCATIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 47549096598     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0801748     Document Type: Article

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