JAMDA
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 180-185 , May 2002

The Vanderbilt Fall Prevention Program for Long-Term Care: Eight Years of Field Experience with Nursing Home Staff

  • Jo A. Taylor, RN, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jo A. Taylor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, MCN A–1124, Nashville, TN 37232.

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 Educational materials for the Vanderbilt Fall Prevention Program are available for purchase through the American Health Care Association at 1-800-321-0343.

PII: S1525-8610(04)70462-4

doi: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70462-4

JAMDA
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 180-185 , May 2002

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