Can Fire and Rescue Services and the National Health Service work together to improve the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable older people? Design of a proof of concept study

BACKGROUND: Older adults are at increased risk both of falling and of experiencing accidental domestic fire. In addition to advanced age, these adverse events share the risk factors of balance or mobility problems, cognitive impairment and socioeconomic deprivation. For both events, the consequences...

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Autores principales: Lowton, Karen, Laybourne, Anne H, Whiting, David G, Martin, Finbarr C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3003656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21129185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-327

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3003656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21129185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-327

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