Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community

Catherine Sherrington1, Nicola Fairhall1, Geraldine Wallbank1, Anne Tiedemann1, Zoe A Michaleff1, Kirsten Howard2, Lindy Clemson3, Sally Hopewell4, Sarah E Lamb4
1The University of Sydney; Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health; PO Box 179 Missenden Road Sydney NSW Australia 2050
2The University of Sydney; School of Public Health; Sydney NSW Australia 2006
3The University of Sydney; Faculty of Health Sciences; East St. Lidcombe Lidcombe NSW Australia 1825
4University of Oxford; Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS); Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road Oxford Oxfordshire UK OX3 7LD

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