Concepedia

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 · 75 references

Concepts

References

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The Timed “Up & Go”: A Test of Basic Functional Mobility for Frail Elderly Persons

Diane Podsiadlo, Sandra Richardson · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1991 · 14.3K citations

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Risk Factors for Falls among Elderly Persons Living in the Community

Mary E. Tinetti, Mark Speechley, Sandra Ginter · New England Journal of Medicine · 1988 · 6.5K citations

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

Mary E. Tinetti, Dorothy I. Baker, Gail McAvay et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1994 · 2.2K citations

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Fall risk index for elderly patients based on number of chronic disabilities

Mary E. Tinetti, T. Franklin Williams, Raymond J. Mayewski · The American Journal of Medicine · 1986 · 1.6K citations

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Balance in elderly patients: the "get-up and go" test.

Susan D. Mathias, U. S. Nayak, Bernard Isaacs · PubMed · 1986 · 1.6K citations

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