Analysis of recurrent events: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials of interventions to prevent falls

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-155

  Donaldson, Meghan G ^a   Sobolev, Boris ^b   Cook, Wendy L ^b   Janssen, Patti A ^b   Khan, Karim M ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Recurrent events

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE;

EID: 61449137836     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn279     Document Type: Review

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