Development of a tool for prediction of falls in rehabilitation settings (predict-first): A Prospective cohort study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 482-488

  Sherrington, Catherine ^a,b,c   Lord, Stephen R ^b   Close, Jacqueline C T ^b   Barraclough, Elizabeth ^a,b   Taylor, Morag ^b   O'Rourke, Sandra ^a,b   Kurrle, Susan ^d,e   Tiedemann, Anne ^a,b   Cumming, Robert G ^c   Herbert, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Clinical prediction; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953099723     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0550     Document Type: Article

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