Effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention program to reduce falls incidence among community-living older adults: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1677-1684

  Pérula, Luis A ^a   Varas Fabra, Francisco ^a   Rodríguez, Victoriano ^b   Ruiz Moral, Roger ^a   Fernández, José A ^a   González, Jesús ^a   Pérula, Carlos J ^a   Roldán, Ana M ^a   De Dios, Caridad ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b Healthcare Center at la Carlota   (Spain)

^c Healthcare Center of Occidente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GAIT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SURVIVAL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84866382252     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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