Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community

Lesley D Gillespie1, M. Clare Robertson2, William J. Gillespie3, Catherine Sherrington4, Simon Gates5, Lindy Clemson6, Sarah E Lamb7
1c/o Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, The University of Manchester; Manchester UK
2Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
3Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
4Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
5Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, School of Cancer Sciences, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences; University of Birmingham; Birmingham UK
6Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia
7Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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