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Summary of the Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons
Article first published online: 13 JAN 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03234.x
© 2011, Copyright the Authors. Journal compilation © 2011, The American Geriatrics Society
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Panel on Prevention of Falls in Older Persons, American Geriatrics Society and British Geriatrics Society (2011), Summary of the Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59: 148–157. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03234.x
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- Issue published online: 13 JAN 2011
- Article first published online: 13 JAN 2011
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The following article is a summary of the American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons (2010). This article provides additional discussion of the guideline process and the differences between the current guideline and the 2001 version and includes the guidelines' recommendations, algorithm, and acknowledgments. The complete guideline is published on the American Geriatrics Society's Web site (http://www.americangeriatrics.org/health_care_professionals/clinical_practice/clinical_guidelines_recommendations/2010/).