Measure, promote, and reward mobility to prevent falls in older patients

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2573-2574

  Sinha, Samir K ^b,c   Detsky, Allan S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DELIRIUM; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84871506330     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.68313     Document Type: Short Survey

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