Fall risk factors in older people with dementia or cognitive impairment: A systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 922-933

  Härlein, Jürgen ^a   Dassen, Theo ^b   Halfens, Ruud J G ^c   Heinze, Cornelia ^b  

^a School of Nursing   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Falls; Nursing; Older people; Risk factors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63849192423     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04950.x     Document Type: Article

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