Multidisciplinary approach to "accidental" falls in the elderly: A case report

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-132

  Galizia, Gianluigi ^a   Testa, Gianluca ^a   Mazzella, Francesca ^a,c   Cacciatore, Francesco ^a,c   Ungar, Andrea ^b   Masotti, Giulio ^b   Rengo, Franco ^a,c   Abete, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fall; Multidimensional evaluation; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SYNCOPE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CAROTID SINUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SYNCOPE;

EID: 55749104936     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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