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Going going gone - reducing falls
- Authors:
- EASTERBROOK Lorna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 6(1), March 2002, pp.19-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reducing falls amongst older people in the UK has been a government target for at least a decade. It now features as a key part of the National Service Framework for Older People. In 2001, Working with Older People's the author reviewed a range of studies aimed at reducing falls, from overseas and the UK. This article is written by them from their report published in November 2001 by the Department of Trade and Industry, International review of interventions in falls among older people. It forms part of the Department of Trade and Industry's campaign to reduce falls in older people, Avoiding slips trips and broken hips, which began in 1999.