Effect of structured physical activity on prevention of serious fall injuries in adults aged 70-89: Randomized clinical trial (LIFE study)

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 352, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Gill, Thomas M ^a   Pahor, Marco ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^c   McDermott, Mary M ^d   King, Abby C ^e   Buford, Thomas W ^b   Strotmeyer, Elsa S ^f   Nelson, Miriam E ^g   Sink, Kaycee M ^h   Demons, Jamehl L ^h   Kashaf, Susan S ^a   Walkup, Michael P ^h   Miller, Michael E ^h  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SERIOUS FALL INJURY; SITTING; TREATMENT DURATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; FALLING; GAIT; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOWER LIMB; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959486269     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i245     Document Type: Article

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