Report on seniors' falls in Canada : HP25-1/2005E-PDF
This report discusses the problems presented by seniors’ falls and presents best practices to reduce their occurrence. A comprehensive overview of data on falls includes statistics on fall-related mortality. Risk factors for seniors’ falls are organized as biological, behavioural, environmental, and socio-economic. The discussion of best practices is in the context of factors that affect the sustainability of fall-prevention programs. The report concludes by addressing the potential of provincial and territorial data for supporting fall-prevention initiatives.
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Department/Agency | Public Health Agency of Canada. |
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Title | Report on seniors' falls in Canada |
Publication type | Monograph |
Language | [English] |
Other language editions | [French] |
Format | Electronic |
Electronic document | |
Other formats | Paper-[English] |
Note(s) | Catalogue number and ISBN for the print edition have been incorrectly copied in this PDF edition. Bibliography. |
Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Public Health Agency of Canada 2005. |
Description | 65p.coloured figs., graphs, tables, photographs |
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Subject terms | Seniors |