Research Catalog

Title

Accidental falls : causes, prevention and intervention / Mathis L. Vincent and Theo M. Moreau, editors.

Publication

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional Authors

• Vincent, Mathis L.
• Moreau, Theo M.

Description

xiv, 366 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm

Subjects

• Accidental Falls
• Falls (Accidents) in old age > Prevention
• Accidental Falls > prevention & control

Note

• "Nova biomedical"--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Risk Factors and Consequences of Falls in Older People Living at Home / Astrid Bergland, Elisabeth Hellem and Kari Annette Bruusgaard -- Ch. 2. Falls Risk and Hospitalised Elderly Patients / Midwel Vassallo -- Ch. 3. Correlates of Unintended Falls among Older Adults: A Psychobiological Perspective / John F. Yannessa, Gregory F. Martel and Roberta A. Newton -- Ch. 4. Effects of a Square-Stepping Exercise on Agility Fitness and Exercise Attitude of Older Adults / Ryosuke Shigematsu, Tomohiro Okura and Masaki Nukagaichi -- Ch. 5. Analysis of the Role of Virtual Reality Technology in the Assessment and Rehabilitation of Instability in the Elderly Population / Hamlet Suarez, Mariana Arocena, Daria Geisinger, Alejo Suarez and Ximena Carrera -- Ch. 6. Understanding Falls in the Geripsychiatric Population / Cathy Robey-Williams and Kathy Rush -- Ch. 7. Accidental Falls and Overestimation of Stability Limits in Parkinsonian Patients / Noriyuki Kamata, Kazuo Abe, Yoshimi Matsuo and Satoru Inoue -- Ch. 8. The Development of a Multi-Modal Fall Prevention Program for Persons with Osteoporosis / E. Smulders, V. Weerdesteyn, R. E. Groen, J. Duysens, R. Laan and W. van Lankveld -- Ch. 9. Penetrating Crania-Cerebral Injuries in Children Secondary to Accidental Domestic Falls / Paul A. Leach and John A. Thorne -- Ch. 10. Falls from Stepladders: Biomechanical Studies on Risk Factors / Bing-Shiang Yang -- Ch. 11. Interventions to Prevent Falls by Promoting More Effective Balance-Recovery Reactions / Brian E. Maki, Kenneth C.-C. Cheng, Philippe Corbeil, Geoff R. Fernie, Susan Gorski, Emily C. King, Pamela J. Holliday, Tracy A. Lee, Barbara A. Liu, Avril Mansfield, William E. McIlroy, Sandra M. McKay, Alex Mihailidis, Stephen D. Perry, Amy L. Peters, Milos R. Popovic, Jay Pratt, Carol Y. Scovil and James Y. Tung -- Ch. 12. Promoting Adherence with Exercise-Based Falls Prevention Programmes / Lisa Robinson, Pam Dawson and Julia Newton -- Ch. 13. Evidence Based Prevention of Occupational Slips, Trips and Falls / Olaf C. Jensen -- Ch. 14. Medico-Legal Evaluation of Manner of Death in Fatal Jumps and Falls from Height in Budapest (1960-2006) / Klara Toro, Istvan Kristof and Gyorgy Dunay -- Ch. 15. Accidental Falls: Forensic Approach / Anny Sauvageau and Celia Kremer -- Ch. 16. Frequency and Nature of Cervical Trauma in Non-Homicidal Cases who Died after a Fall from a Low Height / P. Charlier, M. Coffy, S. Grassin Delyle, M. Durigon and G. Lorin de la Grandmaison.

ISBN

• 9781604567663 (hardcover)
• 160456766X (hardcover)

LCCN

2008027188

OCLC

• ocn232636510
• 232636510
• SCSB-5443581

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries