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Falls in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons

1995; Wiley; Volume: 43; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07017.x

1532-5415

Mary B. King, Mary E. Tinetti,

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyVolume 43, Issue 10 p. 1146-1154 Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Mary B. King MD, Corresponding Author Mary B. King MD Hartford Hospital Geriatrics Program, Hartford, Connecticut and the Travelers Center on Aging, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, ConnecticutHartford Hospital Geriatrics Program, Burlingame sBldg., 2nd floor, 400 Washington St., Hartford. CT 06106.Search for more papers by this authorMary E. Tinetti MD, Mary E. Tinetti MD Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.Search for more papers by this author Mary B. King MD, Corresponding Author Mary B. King MD Hartford Hospital Geriatrics Program, Hartford, Connecticut and the Travelers Center on Aging, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, ConnecticutHartford Hospital Geriatrics Program, Burlingame sBldg., 2nd floor, 400 Washington St., Hartford. CT 06106.Search for more papers by this authorMary E. Tinetti MD, Mary E. Tinetti MD Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1995 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07017.xCitations: 216Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES 1 Keilogg International Work Group on the prevention of falls in the elderly. The prevention of falls in later life. Dan Med Bull 1987; 34(suppl) 4: 1–24. 2 Tinetti ME, Speechley M.. Prevention of falls among the elderly. 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