• Archives of osteoporosis · Oct 2017

    Implementation of a fall screening program in a high risk of fracture population.

    • Katherine Ritchey, Amanda Olney, Jane Shofer, Elizabeth A Phelan, and Alvin M Matsumoto.
    • Geriatric Research, Education, Clinical Center, Veteran's Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 S. Columbian Way, S-182-GRECC, Seattle, WA, 98108, USA. Katherine.ritchey2@va.gov.
    • Arch Osteoporos. 2017 Oct 31; 12 (1): 96.

    AbstractFall prevention is an important way to prevent fractures in person with osteoporosis. We developed and implemented a fall screening program in the context of routine osteoporosis care. This program was found to be feasible and showed that a significant proportion of persons with osteoporosis are at risk of falling.

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