Falls prevention in residential care homes: A randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 596-602

  Dyer, Christopher A E ^a   Taylor, Gordon J ^b   Reed, Mary ^b   Dyer, Catherine A ^c   Robertson, Dorothy R ^a   Harrington, Rachel ^c  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falls; Institutional care; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DANCING; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTOMETRY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PODIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STAFF TRAINING; TRAINING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 8644290901     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh204     Document Type: Article

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