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Title:

Fall Prevention in a Primary Care Setting.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Siegrist, Monika; Freiberger, Ellen; Geilhof, Barbara; Salb, Johannes; Hentschke, Christian; Landendoerfer, Peter; Linde, Klause; Halle, Martin; Blank, Wolfgang A
Abstract:
Falls and fall-related injuries are common in community-dwelling elderly people. Effective multifactorial fall prevention programs in the primary care setting may be a promising approach to reduce the incidence rate of falls.In a cluster randomized trial in 33 general practices 378 people living independently and at high risk of falling (65 to 94 years old; 285 women) were allocated to either a 16 week exercise-based fall prevention program including muscle strengthening and challenging balance...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Dtsch Arztebl Int
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
113
Journal issue:
21
Pages contribution:
365-72
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3238/arztebl.2016.0365
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27504699
Print-ISSN:
1866-0452
TUM Institution:
Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!); Poliklinik für Präventive und Rehabilitative Sportmedizin
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