Accidental falls
Subtitle: causes, preventions, and interventions
By: Mathis L. Vincent and Theo M. Moreau, editors.
Contributors: Vincent, Mathis L.; Moreau, Theo M.
Publisher: Nova Science
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604567663
Subjects: Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Prevention; Accidental Falls; Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Risk factors and consequences of falls in older people living at home / Astrid Bergland, Elisabeth Hellem, Kari Annette Bruusgaard; title: Falls risk and hospitalised elderly patients / Michael Vassallo; title: Correlates of unintended falls among older adults : a psychobiological perspective / John F. Yannessa, Greg F. Martel, Roberta A. Newton; title: Effects of a square-stepping exercise on agility fitness and exercise attitude of older adults / Ryosuke Shigematsu, Tomohiro Okura, Masaki Nakagaichi; title: Analysis of the role of virtual reality technology in the assessment and rehabilitation in the elderly population / Hamlet Suarez ... [et al.]; title: Understanding falls in the geripsychiatric population / Cathy Robey-Williams, Kathy Rush; title: Accidental falls and overestimation of stability limits in Parkinsonian patients / Noriyuki Kamata ... [et al.]; title: The development of a multi-modal fall prevention program for persons with osteoporosis / E. Smulders ... [et al.]; title: Penetrating cranio-cerebral injuries in children secondary to accidental domestic falls / Paul A. Leach, John A. Thorne; title: Falls from steppladders : biomechanical studies on risk factors / Bing-Shiang Yang; title: Interventions to prevent falls by promoting more effective balance-recovery reactions / Brian E. Maki ... [et al.]; title: Promoting adherence with exercise-based falls prevention programmes / Lisa Robinson, Pam Dawson, Julia Newton; title: Evidence based prevention of occupational slips, trips, and falls / Olaf C. Jensen; title: Medico-legal evaluation of manner of death in fatal jumps and falls from height in Budapest (1960-2006) / Klára Törõ, István Kristóf György Dunay; title: Accidental falls : forensic approach / Anny Sauvageau, Célia Kremer; title: Frequency and nature of cervical trauma in non-homicidal cases who died after a fall from a low height / P. Charlier ... [et al.].