WHO global report on falls prevention in older age

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Corporate Authors: World Health Organization. Ageing and Life Course Unit, ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2008.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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245 0 0 |a WHO global report on falls prevention in older age  |h [electronic resource]. 
246 3 |a Ageing and life course, family and community health 
260 |a Geneva, Switzerland :  |b World Health Organization,  |c 2008. 
300 |a iv, 47 p. :  |b ill. 
500 |a "This global report is the product of the conclusions reached and recommendations made at the WHO Technical Meeting on Falls Prevention in Older Age which took place in Victoria, Canada in February 2007. The report includes international and regional perspectives on falls prevention issues and strategies and is based on a series of background papers that were prepared by worldwide recognized experts. The papers are available at: http://www.who.int/ageing/projects/falls_prevention_ older_age/en/index.html .The report was developed by the Department of Ageing and Life Course (ALC) under the direction of Dr Alexandre Kalache and the coordination of Dr Dongbo Fu who was closely assisted by Ms Sachiyo Yoshida." - p. ii. 
500 |a At head of title: Ageing and life course, family and community health. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 |a I. Magnitude of falls : a worldwide overview -- II. Active ageing: a framework for the global strategy for the prevention of falls in older age -- III. Determinants of active ageing as they relate to falls in older age -- IV. Challenges for prevention of falls in older age -- V. Examples of effective policies and interventions. 
530 |a Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1 MB, 53 p.). 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b Palo Alto, Calif. :  |c ebrary,  |d 2013.  |n Available via World Wide Web.  |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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