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Community-based exercise program reduces risk factors for falls in 65- to 75-year-old women with osteoporosis: randomized controlled trial
Nick D. Carter, Karim M. Khan, Heather A. McKay, Moira A. Petit, Constance Waterman, Ari Heinonen, Patti A. Janssen, Meghan G. Donaldson, Arthur Mallinson, Lenore Riddell, Karen Kruse, Jerilynn C. Prior and Leon Flicker
CMAJ October 29, 2002 167 (9) 997-1004;
Nick D. Carter
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Karim M. Khan
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Heather A. McKay
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Moira A. Petit
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Constance Waterman
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Ari Heinonen
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Patti A. Janssen
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Meghan G. Donaldson
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Arthur Mallinson
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Lenore Riddell
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Karen Kruse
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Jerilynn C. Prior
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Leon Flicker
From *the UBC Bone Health Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; †Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Osteoporosis Program, Vancouver, BC; §the School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ¶the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; **the UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland; ††the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡‡the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; §§the Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Community-based exercise program reduces risk factors for falls in 65- to 75-year-old women with osteoporosis: randomized controlled trial
Nick D. Carter, Karim M. Khan, Heather A. McKay, Moira A. Petit, Constance Waterman, Ari Heinonen, Patti A. Janssen, Meghan G. Donaldson, Arthur Mallinson, Lenore Riddell, Karen Kruse, Jerilynn C. Prior, Leon Flicker
CMAJ Oct 2002, 167 (9) 997-1004;
Community-based exercise program reduces risk factors for falls in 65- to 75-year-old women with osteoporosis: randomized controlled trial
Nick D. Carter, Karim M. Khan, Heather A. McKay, Moira A. Petit, Constance Waterman, Ari Heinonen, Patti A. Janssen, Meghan G. Donaldson, Arthur Mallinson, Lenore Riddell, Karen Kruse, Jerilynn C. Prior, Leon Flicker
CMAJ Oct 2002, 167 (9) 997-1004;
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