Next steps for falls and fracture reduction

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 640-643

  Martin, Finbarr C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; FALLING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; LENGTH OF STAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS;

EID: 70350669917     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp185     Document Type: Editorial

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