Report on seniors' falls in Canada : HP25-1/2005E
This report discusses the problems presented by seniors’ falls and presents best practices to reduce their occurrence. A comprehensive overview of data on falls includes statistics on fall-related mortality. Risk factors for seniors’ falls are organized as biological, behavioural, environmental, and socio-economic. The discussion of best practices is in the context of factors that affect the sustainability of fall-prevention programs. The report concludes by addressing the potential of provincial and territorial data for supporting fall-prevention initiatives.
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| Department/Agency | Public Health Agency of Canada. |
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| Title | Report on seniors' falls in Canada |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | Bibliography. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Public Health Agency of Canada 2005. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | 64p. : coloured figs., graphs, tables, photographs ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-662-41415-2 |
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| Subject terms | Seniors |