The public health approach to older adult fall prevention: Comments from the U.S. centers for disease control and prevention

Open Longevity Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 26-31

  Noonan, Rita K ^a   Stevens, Judy A ^a   Baldwin, Grant ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adult falls; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTUSION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLING; FRACTURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955072889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1876326X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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