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Effectiveness of preventive home visits in reducing the risk of falls in old age: a randomized controlled trial

Tobias Luck1 Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany;2 Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tom Motzek3 Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Melanie Luppa1 Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Herbert Matschinger1 Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Steffen Fleischer4 Institute of Nursing and Health Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Yves Sesselmann4 Institute of Nursing and Health Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Gudrun Roling5 Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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Katrin Beutner4 Institute of Nursing and Health Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Hans-Helmut König6 Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Johann Behrens4 Institute of Nursing and Health Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Steffi G Riedel-Heller1 Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Pages 697-702 | Published online: 12 Jun 2013

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