Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention / / Stepehn R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz
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| Autore: |
Lord Stephen R (Stephen Ronald), <1957->
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| Titolo: |
Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention / / Stepehn R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 617.1/0084/6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Falls (Accidents) in old age - Risk factors |
| Falls (Accidents) in old age - Prevention | |
| Altri autori: |
SherringtonCatherine
MenzHylton B
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries; 2 Postural stability and falls; 3 Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls; 4 Medical risk factors for falls; 5 Medications as risk factors for falls; 6 Environmental risk factors for falls; 7 The relative importance of falls risk factors: an evidence-based summary; Overview: Falls prevention; 8 Exercise interventions to prevent falls; 9 Modifying the environment to prevent falls; 10 The role of footwear in falls prevention; 11 Assistive devices |
| 12 Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities13 The medical management of older people at risk of falls; 14 Modifying medication use to prevent falls; 15 Targeted falls prevention strategies; 16 A physiological profile approach for falls prevention; 17 Falls in older people: future directions for research; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book provides a survey of the most recent developments in the area. Coverage includes epidemiology, critical appraisal of the roles of exercise, environment, footwear, and medication, evidence-based risk assessment, and falls-prevention strategies. Falls in Older People will be invaluable to clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and researchers. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Falls in older people |
| ISBN: | 1-107-11412-8 |
| 1-280-15996-0 | |
| 9786610159963 | |
| 1-139-12994-5 | |
| 1-139-14552-5 | |
| 0-511-11670-5 | |
| 0-511-06797-6 | |
| 0-511-05953-1 | |
| 0-511-06584-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910825914503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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