A cluster randomised controlled trial to prevent injury due to falls in a residential aged care population

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 319-322

  Ward, John A ^a   Harden, Mandy ^a   Gibson, Richard E ^b   Byles, Julie E ^b,c  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; NURSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77952356366     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03530.x     Document Type: Article

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