Falls in late life and their consequences - Implementing effective services

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7290, 2001, Pages 855-857

  Swift, C G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALLING; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INJURY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FRACTURES, BONE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85008294319     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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