The FLASSH study: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating falls prevention after stroke and two sub-studies

BMC Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Batchelor, Frances A ^a,b   Hill, Keith D ^a,c   Mackintosh, Shylie F ^d   Said, Catherine M ^b,e   Whitehead, Craig H ^f  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEAR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449160538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-9-14     Document Type: Article

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