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Title:

An interdisciplinary intervention to prevent falls in community-dwelling elderly persons: protocol of a cluster-randomized trial [PreFalls].

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Blank, WA; Freiberger, E; Siegrist, M; Landendoerfer, P; Linde, K; Schuster, T; Pfeifer, K; Schneider, A; Halle, M
Abstract:
ABSTRACT:Prevention of falls in the elderly is a public health target in many countries around the world. While a large number of trials have investigated the effectiveness of fall prevention programs, few focussed on interventions embedded in the general practice setting and its related network. In the Prevent Falls (PreFalls) trial we aim to investigate the effectiveness of a pre-tested multi-modal intervention compared to usual care in this setting.PreFalls is a controlled multicenter prospec...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
BMC Geriatr
Year:
2011
Journal volume:
11
Pages contribution:
7
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/1471-2318-11-7
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21329525
Print-ISSN:
1471-2318
TUM Institution:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!); Poliklinik für Präventive und Rehabilitative Sportmedizin
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