Reducing fall risk in the elderly: Risk factors and fall prevention, a systematic review

Minerva Medica

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 275-281

  Pfortmueller, C A ^a   Lindner, G ^b   Exadaktylos, A K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b OTTO WAGNER HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Frail elderly; Prevention and control; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; URINARY TRACT SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POLYNEUROPATHY; POLYPHARMACY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SARCOPENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WALKING; COMPLICATION; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POLYNEUROPATHIES; POLYPHARMACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA; VISION DISORDERS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84923106492     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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