TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lord,Stephen R.
AU  - Sherrington,Catherine
AU  - Menz,Hylton B.
TI  - Falls in older people: risk factors and strategies for prevention 
SN  - 0511065841
AV  - RC952.5 .L67 2001eb
U1  - 617.1/0084/6 22
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York, NY, USA
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Falls (Accidents) in old age
KW  - Risk factors
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Falls (Accidents)
KW  - Older people
KW  - Equilibrium (Physiology)
KW  - Accidental Falls
KW  - Aged
KW  - prevention & control
KW  - Risk Factors
KW  - Postural Balance
KW  - Safety Management
KW  - Wounds and Injuries
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - Chutes chez la personne âgée
KW  - Prévention
KW  - Facteurs de risque
KW  - Chutes (Accidents)
KW  - Personnes âgées
KW  - Équilibre (Physiologie)
KW  - elderly
KW  - aat
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Sports Medicine
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Ouderen
KW  - gtt
KW  - Vallen
KW  - Risico's
KW  - Preventie
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries; 2 Postural stability and falls; 3 Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls; 4 Medical risk factors for falls; 5 Medications as risk factors for falls; 6 Environmental risk factors for falls; 7 The relative importance of falls risk factors: an evidence-based summary; Overview: Falls prevention; 8 Exercise interventions to prevent falls; 9 Modifying the environment to prevent falls; 10 The role of footwear in falls prevention; 11 Assistive devices
N2  - This book provides a survey of the most recent developments in the area. Coverage includes epidemiology, critical appraisal of the roles of exercise, environment, footwear, and medication, evidence-based risk assessment, and falls-prevention strategies. Falls in Older People will be invaluable to clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and researchers
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ER  -