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The Whitehorse NoFalls trial: effects on fall rates and injurious fall rates
Author(s) -
Michael Fitzharris,
Lesley Day,
Stephen R. Lord,
Ian Gordon,
Brian Fildes
Publication year - 2010
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/afq109
Subject(s) - medicine , fall prevention , psychological intervention , poison control , randomized controlled trial , injury prevention , intervention (counseling) , falls in older adults , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , physical therapy , hazard ratio , medical emergency , confidence interval , surgery , psychiatry , pathology
he burden of falls and fall-related injuries among older adults is well established. Contention surrounds the effectiveness, and hence value, of multi-component fall prevention interventions delivered in the community.

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