The patient who falls: Challenges for families, clinicians, and communities

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-274

  Katz, Ruth ^a   Shah, Priti ^b  

^a Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation ^*  (United States)

^b Administration on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FUNDING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP FRACTURE; HOME SAFETY; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POLYPHARMACY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 74549114312     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.2016     Document Type: Note

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