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To the Editor: Tinetti et al. (Sept. 29 issue)¹ demonstrated that assessment and intensive treatment of older patients reduces several risk factors for falls and decreases the risk of falling by 30 percent. They showed that a program of gait, balance, and strength training with a review of medications, education about the use of sedatives, and environmental modifications by visiting nurses and physical therapists can reduce the risk of falls, which should, in turn, reduce fractures.

I was the director of the Physical Functioning and Performance Program at the National Institute on Aging when the institute funded, in part, the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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