Management of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Guidance Statement From the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association

BACKGROUND: Falls in older adults are a major public health concern due to high prevalence, impact on health outcomes and quality of life, and treatment costs. Physical therapists can play a major role in reducing fall risk for older adults; however, existing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) rela...

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Published in:Phys Ther
Main Authors: Avin, Keith G., Hanke, Timothy A., Kirk-Sanchez, Neva, McDonough, Christine M., Shubert, Tiffany E., Hardage, Jason, Hartley, Greg
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Physical Therapy Association 2015
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Clinical Guidance Statement
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4757637/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25573760
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20140415
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