Falls prevention interventions in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review of reviews

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 289-296

  Booth, Vicky ^a   Logan, Pip ^b   Harwood, Rowan ^a   Hood, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Critical review; Dementia; Fall interventions; Falls

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930422991     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.6.289     Document Type: Article

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