Characteristics of outpatients reporting recurrent falls in a fall prevention clinic.(Clinical report)
From: Clinical Kinesiology: Journal of the American KinesiotherapyAssociation
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Date: 12/22/2004
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Author: Castle, Steven C.; Manzano, Maria L.; Opava-Rutter, Dorene; Perell, Karen L.; Skolnick, Adam H.
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to identify characteristics which distinguished idiopathic recurrent fallers and individuals reporting one or no falls. A retrospective chart review of patients referred to an outpatient, multidisciplinary fall prevention clinic was conducted in a large urban Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Data collected per standard fall prevention clinic protocol included a self-reported history and performance tests (Tinetti Gait & ...
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