Community-based fall assessment compared with hospital-based assessment in community-dwelling older people over 65 at high risk of falling: A randomized study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Suman, Sanjay ^a   Myint, Phyo Kyaw ^b   Clark, Allan ^b   Das, Partha ^c   Ring, Liam ^d   Trepte, Nicola J B ^d  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community based fall assessment; Elderly; Fall prevention; Falling; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY BASED FALL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL BASED FALL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; TELEPHONE;

EID: 79956300474     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324951     Document Type: Article

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