Falls prevention through community intervention - A Swedish example

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-208

  Larsson, Tore J ^a   Hägvide, Mona Lisa ^c   Svanborg, Maria ^d   Borell, Lena ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

^d Södertälje Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community intervention; Falls among the elderly; Falls prevention; Regional campaign

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY FALLS; FALL RISK; FALL-RELATED INJURY; GENERAL POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; INJURY PREVENTION; LOCAL COMMUNITY; MEDICAL RECORD; OLDER PEOPLE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TARGET GROUP;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FRACTURE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 70450225251     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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