Preventing falls and injuries in care homes

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 532-535

  Oliver, David ^a   Masud, Tahir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FALLING; FRACTURE; FRANCE; GAIT; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; NEW ZEALAND; OPTOMETRY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PODIATRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 8644285458     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh239     Document Type: Editorial

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