An interdisciplinary intervention to prevent falls in community-dwelling elderly persons: protocol of a cluster-randomized trial [PreFalls]

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prevention of falls in the elderly is a public health target in many countries around the world. While a large number of trials have investigated the effectiveness of fall prevention programs, few focussed on interventions embedded i...

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Main Authors: Schuster Tibor, Linde Klaus, Landendoerfer Peter, Siegrist Monika, Freiberger Ellen, Blank Wolfgang A, Pfeifer Klaus, Schneider Antonius, Halle Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/11/7