Increasing number of unintentional falls indicates urgent need for fall prevention programs

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 603-604

  Hanmer, Jessica ^a  

^a UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG MUSCLE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR; WALKING AID;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CANES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES; WALKERS;

EID: 77949358438     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02749.x     Document Type: Letter

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