Statistical modelling needed to find the effects from a community-based elderly safety promotion program

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-105

  Johansson, Pia M ^a,d   De Leon, Antonio Ponce ^a,b   Sadigh, Siv ^a   Tillgren, Per E ^a,c   Rehnberg, Clas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Medical Management Centre ^*

Author keywords

Community intervention; Effect evaluation; Elderly injuries; Panel data; Random effects

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SWEDEN;

EID: 59449102981     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn102     Document Type: Article

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