Effectiveness of interventions to prevent falls in people with alzheimer's disease and related dementias

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 532-540

  Jensen, Lou E ^a   Padilla, René ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Accidental falls; Alzheimer disease; Atreatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FALLING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052979484     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2011.002626     Document Type: Article

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