How can you prevent falls and subsequent fractures?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 821-834

  Close, Jacqueline C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care facility; Community; Falls; Hospital; Injury; Older people

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SENSORY STIMULATION;

CARE FACILITY; COMMUNITY; FALLS; HOSPITAL; INJURY; OLDER PEOPLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES;

EID: 84901237577     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: 15321770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2013.12.001     Document Type: Review

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