Exercise for Falls and Fracture Prevention in Long Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 685-689.e2

  Silva, Raimunda B ^a   Eslick, Guy D ^b   Duque, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance; Exercise; Falls; Fractures; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BALANCE; EXERCISE; FALLS; FRACTURES; NURSING HOMES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE;

EID: 84884136101     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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