A comment on the debate surrounding single- and multifactorial falls prevention interventions

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1708-1709

  Russell, Melissa A ^a,b   Hill, Keith D ^a,b   Haines, Terry P ^c  

^a NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMMUNITY LIVING; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549121885     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02384.x     Document Type: Letter

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