Dementia as a risk factor for falls and fall injuries among nursing home residents.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on September 01, 2003

Authors

Carol van Doorn1, Ann L Gruber-Baldini, Sheryl Zimmerman, J Richard Hebel, Cynthia L Port, Mona Baumgarten, Charlene C Quinn, George Taler, Conrad May, Jay Magaziner, Epidemiology of Dementia in Nursing Homes Research Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. cvdoorn@yahoo.com

Associated clinical trials:

Improvisational Movement for People With Memory Loss and Their Caregivers (IMOVE) | NCT03333837

Dementia Specific Respite Care Concept. (DESKK) | NCT03578861

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