Community-based intervention to optimise falls risk management: a randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Patricia M Ciaschini,
SE Straus,
Lisa Dolovich,
R Goeree,
Karen Leung,
Carol Woods,
Greg Zimmerman,
Sumit R. Majumdar,
Silvana Spadafora,
L.A. Fera,
H.N. Lee
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afp176
Subject(s) - medicine , relative risk , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , intervention (counseling) , accidental , psychological intervention , poison control , fall prevention , injury prevention , emergency medicine , surgery , nursing , physics , acoustics
falls are the leading causes of accidental death and fragility fractures in older adults. Interventions that assess and reduce falls risk are underutilised.
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