Screening for falls may not be cost effective

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 Oct 2011 English Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ, volume 343, pages d6320-d6320 (issn: 0959-8138, eissn: 1468-5833,

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Authors: Simon P, Conroy;

doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6320

pmid: 21971165

Screening for falls may not be cost effective

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Abstract

Raising awareness of fall prevention is important because falls are common, serious, and costly.1 However, evidence for systematic screening for fall risk and intervention in people at high risk is limited. …

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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
United Kingdom

Keywords

Cost-Benefit Analysis, Humans, Mass Screening, Accidental Falls, Aged

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