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<p>Which Balance Subcomponents Distinguish Between Fallers and Non-Fallers in People with COPD?</p> Academic Article
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2010 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada: summary Academic Article
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A 30-year-old woman with acute knee injury Academic Article
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Prevalence, Correlates, and Costs of Falls in Older Home Care Clients ‘At Risk’ for Falling Academic Article
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A Life-Threatening Presentation of Child Physical Abuse Academic Article
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Balance Training During Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Individuals With COPD Academic Article
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A Randomized Trial of Quality Assurance in Nursing Homes Academic Article
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A Review of Monitoring Technology for Use With Older Adults Academic Article
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A qualitative investigation of injurious falls in long-term care: perspectives of staff members Academic Article
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work? Academic Article
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A theory-based multi-component intervention to increase reactive balance measurement by physiotherapists in three rehabilitation hospitals: an uncontrolled single group study Academic Article
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Adjusting for Baseline Covariates in Net Benefit Regression: How You Adjust Matters Academic Article
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Adverse Events Associated with Hospitalization or Detected through the RAI-HC Assessment among Canadian Home Care Clients Academic Article
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Age and Sex Differences in Balance Outcomes among Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) at Risk of Falls Academic Article
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Age-related changes in postural control to the demands of a precision task Academic Article
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Alpha-Blocker Use and the Risk of Hypotension and Hypotension-Related Clinical Events in Women of Advanced Age Academic Article
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An increased rate of falling leads to a rise in fracture risk in postmenopausal women with self-reported osteoarthritis: a prospective multinational cohort study (GLOW) Academic Article
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An overview of osteoporosis and frailty in the elderly Academic Article
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Antidepressant use and 10-year incident fracture risk: the population-based Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMoS) Academic Article
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Antithrombotic Treatments for Stroke Prevention in Elderly Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: Drugs and Doses Academic Article
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Applying the RE-AIM implementation framework to evaluate fall prevention interventions in community dwelling adults with cognitive impairment: a review and secondary analysis Academic Article
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Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35–70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study Academic Article
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Assessing proximal risks for acute traumatic events: the case-crossover design Academic Article
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Associations with rates of falls among home care clients in Ontario, Canada: a population-based, cross-sectional study Academic Article
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Automatic Monocular System for Human Fall Detection Based on Variations in Silhouette Area Academic Article
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Balance and functional training and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews Academic Article
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Balance assessment in people with COPD: An evidence-based guide Academic Article
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Build Better Bones With Exercise: Protocol for a Feasibility Study of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of 12 Months of Home Exercise in Women With a Vertebral Fracture Academic Article
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Build better bones with exercise (B3E pilot trial): results of a feasibility study of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 12 months of home exercise in older women with vertebral fracture Academic Article
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Building bridges for innovation in ageing: Synergies between action groups of the EIP on AHA Academic Article
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Changes in clinical outcomes for community-dwelling older people exposed to incident chronic polypharmacy: a comparison between 2001 and 2009 Academic Article
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Changes in fall risk and functional status in women aged 50 years and older after distal radius fracture: A prospective 1-year follow-up study Academic Article
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Chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes: The different weight of comorbidity Academic Article
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Clinical Predictors of Intracranial Bleeding in Older Adults Who Have Fallen: A Cohort Study Academic Article
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Clinical Risk Factors for Fracture in Diabetes: A Matched Cohort Analysis Academic Article
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Clinical and Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Evaluate Falls, Balance and Gait Dysfunction in Leukoaraiosis: an Observational, Prospective Cohort Study Academic Article
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Cognitive Dysfunction in Hip Fracture Patients Academic Article
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Collaborative leadership and the implementation of community-based fall prevention initiatives: a multiple case study of public health practice within community groups Academic Article
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Combining volunteers and primary care teamwork to support health goals and needs of older adults: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial Academic Article
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Community service provider perceptions of implementing older adult fall prevention in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study Academic Article
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Community-based intervention to optimise falls risk management: a randomised controlled trial Academic Article
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Comparing the fracture limits of the proximal femur under impact and quasi-static conditions in simulation of a sideways fall Academic Article
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Comparison between Frailty Index of Deficit Accumulation and Phenotypic Model to Predict Risk of Falls: Data from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) Hamilton Cohort Academic Article
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Comparison of Three Instruments in Predicting Accidental Falls in Selected Inpatients in a General Teaching Hospital Academic Article
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Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults Academic Article
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Construct validity of the BESTest, mini-BESTest and briefBESTest in adults aged 50 years and older Academic Article
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Consumer Products and Fall-related Injuries in Seniors Academic Article
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Content validity of the comprehensive home fall hazard checklist, an observational study Academic Article
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of a multifactorial fall prevention intervention in older home care clients at risk for falling Academic Article
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DEFEAT-polypharmacy: deprescribing anticholinergic and sedative medicines feasibility trial in residential aged care facilities Academic Article
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Deprescribing fall-risk increasing drugs (FRIDs) for the prevention of falls and fall-related complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis Academic Article
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Depressive symptomatology and fracture risk in community-dwelling older men and women Academic Article
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Determinants of physical activity in older adults: an umbrella review protocol Academic Article
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Development and validation of a distal radius finite element model to simulate impact loading indicative of a forward fall Academic Article
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Development and validation of an algorithm to assess risk of first-time falling among home care clients Academic Article
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Development and validation of the Fracture Risk Scale (FRS) that predicts fracture over a 1-year time period in institutionalised frail older people living in Canada: an electronic record-linked longitudinal cohort study Academic Article
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Development of a Theory-Based Intervention to Increase Clinical Measurement of Reactive Balance in Adults at Risk of Falls Academic Article
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Development of a community health and wellness pilot in a subsidised seniors’ apartment building in Hamilton, Ontario: Community Health Awareness Program delivered by Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS) Academic Article
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Development of a finite element/multi-body model of a newborn infant for restraint analysis and design Academic Article
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Direct Health Care Costs After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Academic Article
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Do Falls Experienced During Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Affect Length of Stay, Functional Status, and Discharge Destination? Academic Article
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Does perturbation-based balance training prevent falls among individuals with chronic stroke? A randomised controlled trial Academic Article
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Does the Presence of an Upper Extremity Injury Affect Outcomes after Major Trauma? Academic Article
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Drug-related taste disturbance: a contributing factor in geriatric syndromes. Academic Article
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Editorial: an introduction to context, practice, and policy in caring for an aging population. Academic Article
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Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Balance in Persons With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Academic Article
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Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors on the Risk of Fracture Academic Article
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Effectiveness of Acute Geriatric Unit Care Using Acute Care for Elders Components: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Academic Article
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Effectiveness of a community paramedic-led health assessment and education initiative in a seniors’ residence building: the Community Health Assessment Program through Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS) Academic Article
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Engaging community organizations in falls prevention for older adults: Moving from research to action Academic Article
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Epidemiological Trends in Search and Rescue Incidents Documented by the Alpine Club of Canada From 1970 to 2005 Academic Article
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Evaluation of the STRATIFY falls prediction tool on a geriatric unit. Academic Article
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Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Secondary Prevention of Falls in Older Adults Academic Article
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Exercise Leads to Faster Postural Reflexes, Improved Balance and Mobility, and Fewer Falls in Older Persons with Chronic Stroke Academic Article
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Exploring Fear of Falling and Exercise Self-Efficacy in Older Women With Vertebral Fractures Academic Article
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Exploring the Nurse Practitioner Role in Managing Fractures in Long-Term Care Academic Article
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Exploring the determinants of older adults’ susceptibility to pedestrians’ incidents Academic Article
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Fall Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I) Academic Article
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Fall Prevention Program Characteristics and Experiences of Older Adults and Program Providers in Canada: A Thematic Content Analysis Academic Article
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Fall Prevention and Monitoring of Assisted Living Patients: An Exploratory Study of Physician Perspectives Academic Article
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Fall Risk Care Processes in Nursing Home Facilities Academic Article
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Fall prevention interventions for older
community-dwelling adults: systematic reviews on benefits, harms, and patient values and
preferences Academic Article
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Fall-Related Hospitalizations: What’s in Season? Academic Article
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Falls and Fractures With Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Use Academic Article
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Falls and Wrist Fracture: Relationship to Women’s Functional Status after Age 50 Academic Article
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Fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults presenting to the emergency department for minor injuries: Impact on return to the ED and future falls Academic Article
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Feasibility of Assessing Falls Risk and Promoting Falls Prevention in Beauty Salons Academic Article
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Fracture Risk Assessment in Chronic Kidney Disease, Prospective Testing Under Real World Environments (FRACTURE): a prospective study Academic Article
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Fracture risk in long term care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies Academic Article
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Frailty Change and Major Osteoporotic Fracture in the Elderly: Data from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women 3-Year Hamilton Cohort Academic Article
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Frailty and Fracture, Disability, and Falls: A Multiple Country Study From the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women Academic Article
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Frailty index of deficit accumulation and falls: data from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) Hamilton cohort Academic Article
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Functional Performance as a Predictor of Injurious Falls in Older Adults Academic Article
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Gait speed, cognition and falls in people living with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease: data from NILVAD Academic Article
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Hemorrhagic giant cerebral capillary telangiectasia resulting in death: Case report and literature review Academic Article
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Identifying Potentially Avoidable Hospital Admissions From Canadian Long-Term Care Facilities Academic Article
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Identifying non-pharmacological risk factors for falling in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review Academic Article
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Impairments in balance discriminate fallers from non-fallers in COPD Academic Article
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Incidence of intracranial bleeding in seniors presenting to the emergency department after a fall: A systematic review Academic Article
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Interpretability of Change Scores in Measures of Balance in People With COPD Academic Article
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Interpreting Validity Indexes for Diagnostic Tests: An Illustration Using the Berg Balance Test Academic Article
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Intracranial Displacement of the Eye After Blunt Trauma Academic Article
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Knowledge of Risk Factors for Falling Reported by Patients with Parkinson Disease Academic Article
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Longitudinal construct validity of the minimum data set health status index Academic Article
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Measuring Fall Program Outcomes Academic Article
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Medication use and falls in community-dwelling older persons Academic Article
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Minimizing the evidence-practice gap – a prospective cohort study incorporating balance training into pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Academic Article
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Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome and Risk for Falls, Their Recurrence, and Postfall Fractures: Results From a Prospective Observational Population-Based Cohort Study Academic Article
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Muscle Weakness and Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Academic Article
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Novel safety floors do not influence early compensatory balance reactions in older adults Academic Article
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Numerical analysis of hip fracture due to a sideways fall Academic Article
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Nurse-led health promotion interventions improve quality of life in frail older home care clients: lessons learned from three randomized trials in Ontario, Canada Academic Article
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Older Adults’ Drop in Cerebral Oxygenation on Standing Correlates With Postural Instability and May Improve With Sitting Prior to Standing Academic Article
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Patterns of self-reported health care use in injured and uninjured older adults Academic Article
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Pelvis and femur geometry: Relationships with impact characteristics during sideways falls on the hip Academic Article
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Perimacular Retinal Folds Simulating Nonaccidental Injury in an Infant Academic Article
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Persistent disability is a risk factor for late-onset mental disorder after serious injury Academic Article
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Perturbation training to promote safe independent mobility post-stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Academic Article
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Physical Function and Frailty for Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Older Primary Care Patients Academic Article
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Predicting hospital and emergency department utilization among community-dwelling older adults: Statistical and machine learning approaches Academic Article
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Prediction of falls using a risk assessment tool in the acute care setting Academic Article
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Preliminary Examination of the Accuracy of
a Fall Detection Device Embedded into Hearing
Instruments Academic Article
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Prevalence of Vitamin D Inadequacy among Postmenopausal North American Women Receiving Osteoporosis Therapy Academic Article
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Prognostic value of grip strength: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study Academic Article
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Progressive Resistance Training for Improving Health-Related Outcomes in People at Risk of Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Academic Article
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Proximal humeral fractures: A systematic review of treatment modalities Academic Article
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Quality improvement strategies to prevent falls in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis Academic Article
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Rationale and methods of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of a Community Health Assessment Programme with Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS) implemented on residents aged 55 years and older in subsidised seniors' housing buildings in Ontario, Canada Academic Article
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Recovery patterns over 4 years after distal radius fracture: Descriptive changes in fracture-specific pain/disability, fall risk factors, bone mineral density, and general health status Academic Article
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Reduction of restraint use through policy implementation and education. Academic Article
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Relationship of Balance and Mobility to Fall Incidence in People With Chronic Stroke Academic Article
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Reliability and validity of selected measures associated with increased fall risk in females over the age of 45 years with distal radius fracture – A pilot study Academic Article
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Risk Factors for Treatment Failure With Antiosteoporosis Medication: The Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) Academic Article
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Risk factors for unintentional injuries due to falls in children aged 0-6 years: a systematic review Academic Article
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Risk factors predicting subsequent falls and osteoporotic fractures at 4 years after distal radius fracture—a prospective cohort study Academic Article
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Risk of Serious Falls Associated With Oxybutynin and Tolterodine: A Population Based Study Academic Article
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Risk of falls and fear of falling in older adults residing in public housing in Ontario, Canada: findings from a multisite observational study Academic Article
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Risk-taking behaviors and falls in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review protocol Academic Article
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Same-level fall injuries in US workplaces by age group, gender, and industry Academic Article
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Sarcopenia: new definitions, same limitations Academic Article
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Screening for alcohol and substance use in pediatric trauma patients: A retrospective review Academic Article
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Sedative Load in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Mild–Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease: Longitudinal Relationships with Adverse Events, Delirium and Falls Academic Article
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Severely Injured Geriatric Population: Morbidity, Mortality, and Risk Factors Academic Article
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Skull-Embedded Earring due to a Fall Academic Article
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Stone foreign body—radiographic and CT appearance Academic Article
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Stroke-prevention strategies in North American patients with atrial fibrillation: The GLORIA-AF registry program Academic Article
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Successful knowledge translation intervention in long-term care: final results from the vitamin D and osteoporosis study (ViDOS) pilot cluster randomized controlled trial Academic Article
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The Associations Between Falls, Fall Injuries, and Labor Market Outcomes Among U.S. Workers 65 Years and Older Academic Article
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The Effectiveness of Community-Based Occupational Therapy Education and Functional Training Programs for Older Adults: A Critical Literature Review Academic Article
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The Effects and Costs of a Multifactorial and Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Falls Prevention for Older Home Care Clients ‘At Risk’ for Falling: A Randomized Controlled Trial Academic Article
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The Effects of Body Position on Trochanteric Soft Tissue Thickness—Implications for Predictions of Impact Force and Hip Fracture Risk During Lateral Falls Academic Article
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The Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Alberta, Canada Academic Article
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The Falls Risk Awareness Questionnaire: Development and Validation for Use With Older Adults Academic Article
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The Impact of Falls on Motor and Cognitive Recovery after Discharge from In-Patient Stroke Rehabilitation Academic Article
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The Impact of Nocturia on Falls and Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Academic Article
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The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): A Quick and Useful Tool for Fall Risk Stratification Among Older Primary Care Patients Academic Article
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The association between trunk muscle endurance, balance and falls self-efficacy in women with osteoporotic vertebral fractures: an exploratory analysis from a pilot randomized controlled trial Academic Article
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The development of an Assessment and Intervention Falls Guide for older hospitalized adults with cardiac conditions Academic Article
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The effects of a long-term care walking program on balance, falls and well-being Academic Article
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The efficacy of fall-risk-increasing drug (FRID) withdrawal for the prevention of falls and fall-related complications: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Academic Article
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The impact of GI events on persistence and adherence to osteoporosis treatment: 3-, 6-, and 12-month findings in the MUSIC-OS study Academic Article
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The impact of different diagnostic criteria on the association of sarcopenia with injurious falls in the CLSA Academic Article
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The physical environment as a fall risk factor in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional and cohort studies Academic Article
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The three-year incidence of fracture in chronic kidney disease Academic Article
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Therapist's practice patterns for subsequent fall/osteoporotic fracture prevention for patients with a distal radius fracture Academic Article
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Timed Up and Go predicts functional decline in older patients presenting to the emergency department following minor trauma Academic Article
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Too Fit To Fracture: exercise recommendations for individuals with osteoporosis or osteoporotic vertebral fracture Academic Article
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Too Fit To Fracture: outcomes of a Delphi consensus process on physical activity and exercise recommendations for adults with osteoporosis with or without vertebral fractures Academic Article
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Traumatic complete evulsion of the globe and optic nerve Academic Article
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Traumatic orbital apex syndrome Academic Article
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Treatment of Osteoporosis in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities: Update on Consensus Recommendations for Fracture Prevention Academic Article
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Validity of balance and mobility screening tests for assessing fall risk in COPD Academic Article
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Validity of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Academic Article
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What Factors Contribute to Falls-Related Distal Radius Fracture? Academic Article
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What Will They Think? The Relationship between Self-Presentational Concerns and Balance and Mobility Outcomes in Older Women Academic Article
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When, Where and How Osteoporosis-Associated Fractures Occur: An Analysis from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) Academic Article
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Which older emergency patients are at risk of intracranial bleeding after a fall? A protocol to derive a clinical decision rule for the emergency department Academic Article
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Why aren't we falling for anticoagulant therapy? Academic Article
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Work-related mild–moderate traumatic brain injuries due to falls Academic Article
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Zones of prevention: the geography of fall injuries in the elderly Academic Article