PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mahoney, Jane E.
TI  - Falls in the elderly: Office-based evaluation, prevention, and treatment
DP  - 1999 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 181--189
VI  - 66
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/3/181.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/3/181.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1999 Mar 01; 66
AB  - Falls are serious and relatively common, and can result in significant morbidity and mortality for older adults. The office evaluation should focus on detecting underlying risk factors, adjusting high-risk medications, modifying unsafe behaviors, assessing home safety, and referring for physical therapy. Recent randomized trials have demonstrated successful interventions to decrease falls.