A Randomized Trial of Exercise Programs Among Older Individuals Living in Two Long‐Term Care Facilities: The FallsFREE Program
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 49 (7) , 859-865
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49174.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To use two different exercise programs over a 2‐year period to reduce falls and their sequelae among residents of two long‐term care facilities. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled trial. SETTI...Keywords
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