Open AccessPreventing disability and falls in older adults: a population-based randomized trial.
Author(s) -
Edward H. Wagner,
Andrea Z. LaCroix,
Lou Grothaus,
Suzanne G. Leveille,
Julia Hecht,
Karen Artz,
K Odle,
D M Buchner
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.11.1800
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , psychological intervention , ambulatory , gerontology , fall prevention , incidence (geometry) , poison control , physical therapy , population , intervention (counseling) , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , health promotion , public health , environmental health , nursing , surgery , physics , pathology , optics
Because preventing disability and falls in older adults is a national priority, a randomized controlled trial was conducted to test a multicomponent intervention program.