Definitions and methods of measuring and reporting on injurious falls in randomised controlled fall prevention trials: a systematic review

Definitions and methods of measuring and reporting on injurious falls in randomised controlled fall prevention trials: a systematic review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The standardisation of the assessment methodology and case definition represents a major precondition for the comparison of study results and the conduction of meta-analyses. International guidelines provide recommendations for the s...

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Main Authors: Schwenk Michael, Lauenroth Andreas, Stock Christian, Moreno Raquel, Oster Peter, McHugh Gretl, Todd Chris, Hauer Klaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Systematic review
Injurious falls
Elderly
Fall-related outcomes
Fall prevention trials
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/50

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