Medication interventions for fall prevention in the older adult

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Cooper, James W ^a,b   Burfield, Allison H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Interventions; Medications; Psychoactive medications

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ANEMIA; FALLING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ANEMIA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67649205579     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09044     Document Type: Article

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