Thinking falls - taking action: development of a guide to action for falls prevention tool (GtA)

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Thinking falls - taking action: development of a guide to action for falls prevention tool (GtA)

Clinical guidelines and research papers help clinicians measure and understand the risk of falling in their older clients but very few provide the assessor with recommendations as to which interventions they can use to reduce the risk of a fall. The Guide to Action for Falls Prevention tool (GtA)...

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Main Authors:	Robertson, Kate, Logan, Phillipa A., Conroy, Simon P., Dodds, Verity, Gordon, Adam L., Challands, Linda, Smith, Sue, Humpage, Sally, Burn, Ann
Format:	Article
Published:	Mark Allen Healthcare 2010
Subjects:	Falls older people risk factors checklist implementation
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1414/

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