title: Elderly people who fall: identifying and managing the causes.
abstract: Falls are not a mundane and inevitable consequence of ageing, but are a serious threat to the health and the independence of many older people. There is now very good evidence that the risk of falls can be significantly lowered by careful clinical evaluation and institution of a physical retraining programme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Otago University Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005684:Gait; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D004856:Postural Balance; D012307:Risk Factors