Clinical and Biomechanical Measures of Balance Fall Predictors in Ambulatory Nursing Home Residents
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Fall prevention and injury protection for nursing home residents.
Recognizing that risk factors for falls are multifactorial and interacting, providers require guidance on the components, intensity, dose, and duration for an effective fall and fall injury prevention program. Administrators of health care facilities require guidance on resources needed for these programs. Clear guidance does not exist for specifying the right combination of interventions to ad...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51a.5.m239