Effect of a statewide fall prevention program on incidence of femoral fractures in residents of long-term care facilities.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a statewide dissemination of a modified evidence-based fall prevention program on incidence of femoral fractures in nursing homes. DESIGN: Observational study of a staged implementation of a successful fall prevention program. SETTING: One thousand three hundre...

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Main Authors: Rapp, K, Lamb, S, Erhardt-Beer, L, Lindemann, U, Rissmann, U, Klenk, J, Becker, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010