A classification and regression tree for predicting recurrent falling among community-dwelling seniors using home-care services

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-267

  Ledere, Bernard S ^a,e   Bégin, Claude ^a   Cadieux, Élizabeth ^a   Goulet, Lise ^b   Allaire, Jean François ^c   Meloche, Julie ^c   Leduc, Nicole ^b   Kergoat, Marie Jeanne ^d  

^a Agence de la Sante et des Services Sociaux de Lanaudiere   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Institut Philippe Pinel de Montreal   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^e Institut National de Santé Pubique du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Elderly; Home care services; Multiple classification analysis; Prognosis; Public health; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349289941     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403944     Document Type: Article

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