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Review
. 1988 Aug;4(3):613-22.

Falls. Prevention and management in the institutional setting

J Rhymes  1 , R Jaeger
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  • PMID: 3136903
Review

Falls. Prevention and management in the institutional setting

J Rhymes et al. Clin Geriatr Med. 1988 Aug.

Abstract

Falls are more common among nursing home than community dwelling elderly and more often result in serious injury among the nursing home population. This article reviews the epidemiology of falls in the long-term care setting, identifies risk factors associated with falling in the nursing home, and discusses possible interventions for those at high risk of falling.

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