Cost analysis of a community-based fall prevention program being delivered in South Florida

Family and Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 264-270

  Page, Timothy F ^a   Batra, Anamica ^a   Palmer, Richard ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cost benefit analysis; fall prevention; implementation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FLORIDA; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84861657303     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e318250be2e     Document Type: Article

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