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Journal articles
2009, 'The effect of enhanced supervision on fall rates in residential aged care', American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88, pp. 823 - 828
,2009, 'The effect of group-based exercise on cognitive performance and mood in seniors residing in intermediate care and self-care retirement facilities: A randomised controlled trial', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, pp. 608 - 614
,2009, 'Validity and Reliability of Assessment Tools for Measuring Unsupported Sitting in People With a Spinal Cord Injury', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90, pp. 1571 - 1577, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.016
,2008, 'Visual determinants of instability and falls in older people', Aging Health, 4, pp. 643 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/1745509X.4.6.643
,2008, 'Frailty intervention trial (FIT)', BMC Geriatrics, 8, pp. 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-8-27
,2008, 'A multidomain approach for predicting older driver safety under in-traffic road conditions', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 986 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01709.x
,2008, 'Balance disorders in the elderly', Neurophysiologie Clinique - Clinical Neurophysiology, 38, pp. 467 - 478
,2008, 'Cluster randomised trial of a targeted multifactorial intervention to prevent falls among older people in hospital', British Medical Journal: International, 336, pp. 758 - 760, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39499.546030.BE
,2008, 'Comparison of effect of aerobic cycle training and progressive resistance training on walking ability after stroke: A randomized sham exercise-controlled study', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 976 - 985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01707.x
,2008, 'Development and validation of fall risk screening tools for use in residential aged care facilities', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 193 - 196
,2008, 'Effective exercise for the prevention of falls: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 2234 - 2243
,2008, 'Effects of footwear features on balance and stepping in older people', Gerontology, 54, pp. 18 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000115850
,2008, 'Effects of shoe characteristics on dynamic stability when walking on even and uneven surfaces in young and older people', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89, pp. 1970 - 1976
,2008, 'Effects of spatial and nonspatial memory tasks on choice stepping reaction time in older people', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 63A, pp. 1063 - 1068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.10.1063
,2008, 'Efficacy of a multifaceted podiatry intervention to improve balance and prevent falls in oldr people: study protocol for a randomised trial', BMC Geriatrics, 8, pp. 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-8-30
,2008, 'Falls in Older People at Home: Risk Factors and Intervention Strategies', Journal of the Human-Environment System, 11, pp. 37 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1618/jhes.11.37
,2008, 'Fracture risk assessment in frail older people using clinical risk factors', Age and Ageing, 37, pp. 536 - 541
,2008, 'Group exercise can improve participants` mobility in an outpatient rehabilitation setting: a randomized controlled trial', Clinical Rehabilitation, 22, pp. 493 - 502
,2008, 'Hospital and non-hospital costs for fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 19, pp. 161 - 165
,2008, 'Individual and community fall prevention strategies', Age and Ageing, 37, pp. 352 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afn058
,2008, 'Muscle weakness impairs the proprioceptive control of human standing', Brain Research, 1242, pp. 244 - 251
,2008, 'Older women with age-related macular degeneration have a greater risk of falls: A Physiological Profile Assessment study', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 800 - 807, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01666.x
,2008, 'Optimizing footwear for older people at risk of falls', Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 45, pp. 1167 - 1181
,2008, 'Otago home-based strength and balance retraining improves executive functioning in older fallers: A randomized controlled trial', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 1821 - 1830
,2008, 'P2.025 Perceived falls risk elicits changes in gait parameters in conditions of postural threat in older people', Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 14, pp. S50 - S50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1353-8020(08)70254-2
,2008, 'Response letter to Dr. Katz', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 777 - 777
,2008, 'Risk factors for fracture following a fall among older people in residential care facilities in Australia', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 2020 - 2026
,2008, 'The comparative ability of eight functional mobility tests for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people', Age and Ageing, 37, pp. 430 - 435
,2008, 'Walking speed, cadence and step length are selected to optimize the stability of head and pelvis accelerations', Experimental Brain Research, 184, pp. 201 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-007-1094-x
,2007, 'Foot pain in community dwelling older people: an evaluation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index. (vol 45, pg 863, 2006)', RHEUMATOLOGY, 46, pp. 375 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kel386
,2007, 'Aging and falls: causes and prevention.', Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 7, pp. 347
,2007, 'A randomized, controlled trial of tai chi for the prevention of falls: The central Sydney tai chi trial', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55, pp. 1185 - 1191
,2007, 'A structural equation model relating impaired sensorimotor function, fear of falling and gait patterns in older people', Gait and Posture, 25, pp. 243 - 249
,2007, 'Choice stepping response and transfer times: Effects of age, fall risk, and secondary tasks', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 62A, pp. 537 - 542
,2007, 'DOES SHOE SOLE HARDNESS AFFECT PELVIS AND HEAD ACCELERATION PATTERNS DURING WALKING IN OLDER PEOPLE?', Journal of Biomechanics, 40, pp. S83 - S83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(07)70080-5
,2007, 'GAIT CHARACTERISTICS IN OLDER ADULTS: ARE THEY ASSOCIATED WITH FALLS RISK?', Journal of Biomechanics, 40, pp. S53 - S53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(07)70050-7
,2007, 'Hospital admissions following presentations to emergency departments for a fracture in older people', Injury Prevention, 13, pp. 211 - 214
,2007, 'Influence of fall related factors and bone sttrength on fracture risk in the frail elderly', Osteoporosis International, 18, pp. 603 - 610
,2007, 'Our correct use of ANCOVA yields acceptable results - Response', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13, pp. 371 - 371
,2007, 'Physical and psychological factors associated with stair negotiation performance in older people', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 62A, pp. 1259 - 1265
,2007, 'Predictors of cessation of regular leisure-time physical activity in community-dwelling elderly people', Gerontology, 53, pp. 293 - 297
,2007, 'Towards enhancing national capacity for evidence informed policy and practice in falls management: a role for a `Translation Task Group`?', Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 4, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8462-4-6
,2006, 'Foot pain in community-dwelling older people: an evaluation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index', RHEUMATOLOGY, 45, pp. 863 - 867, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kel002
,2006, 'Response letter to Dr. Sitoh [7]', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54, pp. 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00575_7.x
,2006, 'A tactile stimulus applied to the leg improves postural stability in young, old and neuropathic subjects', Neuroscience Letters, 406, pp. 23 - 26
,2006, 'Atypical antipsychotic medications and risk of falls - Response letter to Dr. Sitoh', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54, pp. 175 - 175
,2006, 'Community-dwelling seniors who present to the emergency department with a fall do not receive Guideline care and their fall risk profile worsens significantly: a 6-month prospective study', Osteoporosis International, 17, pp. 672 - 683
,2006, 'Effect of age-related chronic immobility on markers of bone turnover', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 21, pp. 324 - 331
,2006, 'Falls risk is associated with pain and dysfunction but not radiographic osteoarthritis in older adults: Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort study', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 14, pp. 533 - 539
,2006, 'Falls-related self-efficacy is independently associated with balance and mobility in older women with low bone mass', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 61, pp. 832 - 838
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