Efficacy of a short multidisciplinary falls prevention program for elderly persons with osteoporosis and a fall history: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1705-1711

  Smulders, Ellen ^a,b   Weerdesteyn, Vivian ^a,c   Groen, Brenda E ^a   Duysens, Jacques ^a,d   Eijsbouts, Agnes ^b   Laan, Roland ^c   Van Lankveld, Wim ^b  

^a Research   (Netherlands)

^b Radboud University ^*  (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Osteoporosis; Prevention; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENESCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BONE DENSITY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049484170     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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