Effectiveness of a community-based multifaceted fall-prevention intervention in active and independent older chinese adults

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 248-251

  Xia, Q H ^a   Jiang, Y ^a   Niu, C J ^a   Tang, C X ^a   Xia, Z L ^b  

^a Changning District Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 71549127123     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.020420     Document Type: Article

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