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Home Safety

Home Safety is a multidisciplinary preventive framework within injury prevention science that specifically addresses environmental, behavioral, and structural hazards in residential settings to reduce the risk of falls and unintentional injuries among vulnerable populations, particularly older adults and children.

1.3K

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63.1K

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4.1K

Authors

1.5K

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2017–2026

270

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Development and initial validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I)

Lucy Yardley, Nina Beyer, Klaus Hauer et al. · Age and Ageing · 2005 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Summary of the Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2011 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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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.

W. Angus Wallace · PubMed · 2001 · 950 citations

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The direct costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults — United States

Elizabeth R. Burns, Judy A. Stevens, Robin Lee · Journal of Safety Research · 2016 · 861 citations · Full text

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Circumstances and Consequences of Falls Experienced by a Community Population 70 Years and over during a Prospective Study

Angela Campbell, Michael Borrie, G. F. S. Spears et al. · Age and Ageing · 1990 · 811 citations

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Authors

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  1. DK
    Denise Kendrick

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    20 publications · 889 citations

    15

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  2. KH
    Keith Hill

    Curtin University, Australia

    14 publications · 508 citations

    14

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  3. LM
    Lynette Mackenzie

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    13 publications · 434 citations

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  4. WS
    Wendy Shields

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    13 publications · 325 citations

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  5. EM
    Eileen M. McDonald

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    13 publications · 358 citations

    12

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Institutions

1.5K

  1. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    22 h-index

    60 publications

    3.2K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    21 h-index

    166 publications

    4.7K citations

  3. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    111 publications

    5K citations

  4. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    17 h-index

    49 publications

    3.1K citations

  5. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

    Atlanta, United States

    16 h-index

    43 publications

    5.5K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    16 h-index

    40 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    16 h-index

    49 publications

    5.5K citations

  8. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    15 h-index

    36 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 72 publications · 3.2K citations

    29

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  2. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    28 publications · 4.5K citations

    26

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  3. Injury Prevention

    41 publications · 1.3K citations

    24

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  4. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

    JAMDA · 30 publications · 1.4K citations

    21

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  5. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

    18 publications · 835 citations

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