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BMC geriatrics

Journal Volume: 13
Journal Issue: 1
Journal Year: 2013
Articles in SafetyLit: 26

A best practice fall prevention exercise program to improve balance, strength / power, and psychosocial health in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

A feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of a tailored prevention program to reduce falls in older people with mild dementia

Age-related self-overestimation of step-over ability in healthy older adults and its relationship to fall risk

An exploration of risk for recurrent falls in two geriatric care settings

Balance circuit classes to improve balance among rehabilitation inpatients: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Blood pressure and falls in community-dwelling people aged 60 years and older in the VHM&PP cohort

Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people: A qualitative study

Cognitive deficits are associated with poorer simulated driving in older adults with heart failure

Depression following hip fracture is associated with increased physical frailty in older adults: the role of the cortisol: dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate ratio

Development and validation of a questionnaire for analyzing real-life falls in long-term care captured on video

Effectiveness of a multifactorial falls prevention program in community-dwelling older people when compared to usual care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (Prevquedas Brazil)

Effects of 3 months of short sessions of controlled whole body vibrations on the risk of falls among nursing home residents

Factors associated with falls among older adults living in institutions

Fall incidents unraveled: A series of 26 video-based real-life fall events in three frail older persons

Falls in the general elderly population: a 3- and 6- year prospective study of risk factors using data from the longitudinal population study 'Good ageing in Skane'

Functional gait rehabilitation in elderly people following a fall-related hip fracture using a treadmill with visual context: Design of a randomized controlled trial

Gender specific age-related changes in bone density, muscle strength and functional performance in the elderly: a-10 year prospective population-based study

Laxative use and incident falls, fractures and change in bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative

Lower urinary tract symptoms and falls risk among older women receiving home support: a prospective cohort study

Older adults with acquired brain injury: A population based study

Prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people: a cross sectional population based study

Psychotropic drug initiation or increased dosage and the acute risk of falls: a prospective cohort study of nursing home residents

Sex differences in circumstances and consequences of outdoor and indoor falls in older adults in MOBILIZE Boston cohort study

The relationship between increased body mass index and frailty on falls in community dwelling older adults

Vestibular asymmetry predicts falls among elderly patients with multi- sensory dizziness

When it is time to hang up the keys: the driving and dementia toolkit -- for persons with dementia (PWD) and caregivers -- a practical resource