Citation

Campbell AJ, Robertson MC, Gardner MM. Br. J. Hosp. Med. (HM Pub) 1995; 54(10): 520-523.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Otago University Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Mark Allen Healthcare Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8574496

Abstract

Falls are not a mundane and inevitable consequence of ageing, but are a serious threat to the health and the independence of many older people. There is now very good evidence that the risk of falls can be significantly lowered by careful clinical evaluation and institution of a physical retraining programme.

Language: en