title: Home safety and fall prevention.
abstract: In conclusion, the majority, or at least a large proportion, of accidental injuries in the elderly are preventable with careful medical and environmental evaluation and intervention. A vigorous diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive approach is appropriate in all older patients who fall in addition to those at a high risk of falling. Any intervention that can make inroads on this major cause of death and disability in the elderly population will clearly have major impact.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Josephson
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fabacher
authors.forename: L Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Rubenstein
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology