ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Effect of Dissemination of Evidence in Reducing Injuries from Falls

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Effect of Dissemination of Evidence in Reducing Injuries from Falls

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Effect of Dissemination of Evidence in Reducing Injuries from Falls - 16-07-2008, 02:30 PM

Effective strategies to prevent falls among elderly persons have been identified but are underutilized. In this comparison of a region of Connecticut in which persons were exposed to interventions to prevent falls and a region without such exposure, the interventions were associated with a 9% reduction in serious injuries from falls. These findings suggest that the dissemination of information about fall prevention may reduce numbers of falls and serious injuries.

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