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Problems with a great idea: referral by prehospital emergency services to a community-based falls-prevention service

Tracy Comans, Michelle L Currin, Jamie Quinn, Vivienne Tippett, Anthea Rogers, Terry Haines

Injury Prevention · 2011 · 31 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

Although this pilot programme had support from all levels of management as well as from the service providers, it did not translate into actual referrals. Several explanations are provided for these preliminary findings.

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Self-Reported Health Status of the General Adult U.S. Population as Assessed by the EQ-5D and Health Utilities Index

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Effectiveness of paramedic practitioners in attending 999 calls from elderly people in the community: cluster randomised controlled trial

Suzanne Mason, Emma Knowles, Brigitte Colwell et al. · BMJ · 2007 · 372 citations · Full text