The long-term effect of a multifactorial fall prevention programme on the incidence of falls requiring medical treatment

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 809-813

  Salminen, M ^a   Vahlberg, T ^a   Kivela S L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fall prevention; Falls; Incidence; Multifactorial

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COLECALCIFEROL; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ELDERLY POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70649106975     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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