A Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Falling among Elderly People Living in the Community

E. Tinetti, Mary; I. Baker, Dorothy; McAvay, Gail; B. Claus, Elizabeth; Garrett, Patricia; Gottschalk, Margaret; L. Koch, Marie; M. Trainor, Kathryn; I. Horwitz, Ralph

doi:10.1056/nejm199409293311301

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A Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Falling among Elderly People Living in the Community

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Sep 29, 1994

Authors:

Mary E. Tinetti

Dorothy I. Baker

Gail McAvay

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Since falling is associated with serious morbidity among elderly people, we investigated whether the risk of falling could be reduced by modifying known risk factors. METHODS: We studied 301 men and women living in the community who were at least 70 years of age and who had at least one ...

Subject

Medicine

Falling (accident)

Gerontology

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