Identifying older people at high risk of future falls: development and validation of a screening tool for use in emergency departments

Anne Tiedemann; Catherine Sherrington; Teresa Orr; Jamie Hallen; Donna Lewis; Ann Kelly; Constance Vogler; Stephen R Lord; Jacqueline C T Close

doi:10.1136/emermed-2012-201783

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Identifying older people at high risk of future falls: development and validation of a screening tool for use in emergency departments

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Anne Tiedemann Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catherine Sherrington Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Teresa Orr Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jamie Hallen Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Donna Lewis Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ann Kelly Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Constance Vogler Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen R Lord Neuroscience Research Australia, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jacqueline C T Close Neuroscience Research Australia, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Prince of Wales Clinical School, Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Anne Tiedemann, Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, 2050 NSW, Australia; atiedemann{at}georgeinstitute.org.au

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Tiedemann A, Sherrington C, Orr T, et al

Identifying older people at high risk of future falls: development and validation of a screening tool for use in emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal 2013;30:918-922.

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Accepted September 30, 2012
First published November 8, 2012.

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April 29, 2016

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