Community-based health efforts for the prevention of falls in the elderly

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Hanley, Alan ^a   Silke, Carmel ^b   Murphy, John ^c  

^a LETTERKENNY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Our Lady's Hospital Manorhamilton   (Ireland)

^c St Mary's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fall; Fracture; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; CALCIUM INTAKE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVENTION STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TAI CHI; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; INJURY; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; IRELAND; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80051658875     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S9489     Document Type: Review

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