RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Falls in the elderly: Office-based evaluation, prevention, and treatment
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 181
OP 189
VO 66
IS 3
A1 Mahoney, Jane E.
YR 1999
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/3/181.abstract
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.