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