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035 _a(OCoLC)646752887
050 1 4 _aRC952.5
_b.W48 2008eb
245 0 0 _aWHO global report on falls prevention in older age
_h[electronic resource].
246 3 _aAgeing and life course, family and community health
260 _aGeneva, Switzerland :
_bWorld Health Organization,
_c2008.
300 _aiv, 47 p. :
_bill. ;
_c27 cm.
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 _aAt head of title: Ageing and life course, family and community health.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aI. 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 _aAlso available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1 MB, 53 p.).
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2009.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aFalls (Accidents) in old age.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aWorld Health Organization.
_bAgeing and Life Course Unit.
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10233801
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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