Effects of a multifactorial falls prevention program for people with stroke returning home after rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1648-1655

  Batchelor, Frances A ^a,b   Hill, Keith D ^a,c   MacKintosh, Shylie F ^d   Said, Catherine M ^b,e   Whitehead, Craig H ^f  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Exercise; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOCTURIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STANDING; STRENGTH; STROKE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84865578358     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.03.031     Document Type: Article

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