Alvord, Lynn Stephen,  1949- <br/><br/>
Falls assessment and prevention :  home, hospice, and extended care / 
Lynn S. Alvord. 
 - San Diego, CA :  Plural Pub.,  c2008. 
 - xi, 264 p. :  ill. ;  23cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 226) and index. 
<br/><br/>Scope of the problem: hope for solutions -- Balance and mobility -- Why we fall -- Dizziness as a symptom -- The falls clinic and examination -- Preventing falls -- Falls prevention in hospitals and nursing facilities -- Case studies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781597561204 (alk. paper) 1597561207 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007050051 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101322758  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Falls (Accidents) in old age.<br/>Accidental Falls--prevention & control.<br/>Aged.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RD93.5.A35  / A48 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>613.69 ALV 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WA 288  / A476f 2007