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. 2016 Apr 28:353:i1419.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.i1419.

Prevention of falls in older people living in the community

Edgar R Vieira¹, Richard C Palmer², Paulo H M Chaves³

Affiliations

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¹ Department of Physical Therapy, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Department of Neuroscience, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
² Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
³ Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatric Research and Education, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.

PMID: 27125497
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i1419

Review

Prevention of falls in older people living in the community

Edgar R Vieira et al. BMJ. 2016.

. 2016 Apr 28:353:i1419.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.i1419.

Authors

Edgar R Vieira¹, Richard C Palmer², Paulo H M Chaves³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Therapy, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Department of Neuroscience, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
² Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
³ Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatric Research and Education, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.

PMID: 27125497
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i1419

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Vitamin D supplements do not prevent falls.
Bolland MJ, Grey A, Reid IR. Bolland MJ, et al. BMJ. 2016 Jun 1;353:i3005. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i3005. BMJ. 2016. PMID: 27250717 No abstract available.
Authors' reply to Seemungal and Bolland and colleagues.
Vieira ER; authors. Vieira ER, et al. BMJ. 2016 Jun 1;353:i3006. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i3006. BMJ. 2016. PMID: 27251049 No abstract available.

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