Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons

doi:10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49115.x

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Wiley InterScience

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 49 Issue 5, Pages 664 - 672

Published Online: 21 Dec 2001

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Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons

American Geriatrics Society,British Geriatrics Society, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Panel on Falls Prevention

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Nancy Lundebjerg, Senior Director, Professional Education and Publications, American Geriatrics Society, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801, New York, NY 10118.

This guideline was developed and written under the auspices of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Panel on Falls in Older Persons and approved by the AGS Board of Directors on April 5, 2001.

KEYWORDS

falls • risk of falling • fall assessment • fall intervention • fall prevention