The national clinical audit of falls and bone health-secondary prevention of falls and fractures: A physiotherapy perspective

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-43

  Goodwin, Victoria ^a   Martin, Finbarr C ^b   Husk, Janet ^b   Lowe, Derek ^b   Grant, Robert ^b   Potter, Jonathan ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Bone fractures; Clinical audit; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GAIT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REHABILITATION CARE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BONE AND BONES; CLINICAL AUDIT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FRACTURES, BONE; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); POSTURAL BALANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 76449114551     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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