Comprehensive Approach to Fall Prevention on a National Level: New Zealand

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 719-731

  Campbell, A John ^a   Robertson, M Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Elderly; Exercise; Fall prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FUNDING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; AGING; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TAI JI;

EID: 77957734220     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2010.06.004     Document Type: Review

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