Fall-prevention pilot: Hazard survey and responses to recommendations

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-39

  Greene, David ^a   Sample, Pat ^a   Fruhauf, Christine ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dwelling seniors; Fall hazards; Fall prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649092843     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380570802455532     Document Type: Review

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