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Preventing falls : what works : a CDC compendium of effective community-based interventions from around the world / by Judy A. Stevens, Ellen D. Sogolow.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Stevens, Judy A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention.
- Falls (Accidents) in old age.
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention.
- Falls (Accidents).
- Older people.
- Health education.
- Accidental Falls.
- Aged.
- Accidental Falls--prevention & control.
- Health Education.
- Aged, 80 and over.
- elderly.
- Medical Subjects:
- Accidental Falls.
- Aged.
- Accidental Falls--prevention & control.
- Health Education.
- Aged, 80 and over.
- Genre:
- ELECTRONIC BOOKS.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (97 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Other Title:
- CDC compendium of effective community-based interventions from around the world
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Ga. : National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2008.
- Summary:
- "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the Compendium of Effective Community-based Interventions to help public health practitioners effectively address the problem of falls. This Compendium includes specific interventions that have rigorous scientific evidence of effectiveness and provides relevant information about these interventions to public health practitioners, senior service providers, and others who wish to implement fall prevention programs."--Page 1
- Contents:
- Exercise-based interventions
- Home modification interventions
- Multifaceted interventions
- Appendix A. Intervention study selection process
- Appendix B. Bibliography of compendium studies and supplemental articles
- Appendix C. Tables
- Appendix D. Original intervention materials.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on November 17, 2011).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Cited as:
- Stevens JA, Sogolow ED. Preventing Falls: What Works. A CDC Compendium of Effective Community-Based Interventions from Around the World. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2008.
- OCLC:
- 214278217
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