Background: Falling is a common and morbid condition among elderly persons. Effective strategies to prevent falls have been identified but are underutilized.
Conclusions: Dissemination of evidence about fall prevention, coupled with interventions to change clinical practice, may reduce fall-related injuries in elderly persons.Thursday, July 17, 2008
Effect of Dissemination of Evidence of Reducing Injuries From Falls
New England Journal of Medicine Volume 359:252-261 July 17, 2008 Number 3
Mary E. Tinetti, M.D., Dorothy I. Baker, Ph.D., R.N.-C.S., Mary King, M.D., Margaret Gottschalk, P.T., M.S., Terrence E. Murphy, Ph.D., Denise Acampora, M.P.H., Bradley P. Carlin, Ph.D., Linda Leo-Summers, M.P.H., and Heather G. Allore, Ph.D.
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