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Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention / Stepehn R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 249 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0511065841
  • 9780511065842
  • 0511067976
  • 9780511067976
  • 0511059531
  • 9780511059537
  • 0511116705
  • 9780511116704
  • 1280159960
  • 9781280159961
  • 9780521589642
  • 0521589649
  • 9786610159963
  • 6610159963
  • 1139129945
  • 9781139129947
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Falls in older people.DDC classification:
  • 617.1/0084/6 22
LOC classification:
  • RC952.5 .L67 2001eb
NLM classification:
  • 2001 C-975
  • WA 288
Other classification:
  • 44.68
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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.

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.

Print version record.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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