Commentary The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off." Citation Text: Tinetti ME, Kumar C. The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off". JAMA. 2010;303(3):258-66. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.2024. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL January 27, 2010 Tinetti ME, Kumar C. JAMA. 2010;303(3):258-66. View more articles from the same authors. Through a case study, this article reviews evidence on risk factors for and interventions to reduce falls in community-dwelling older adults. The authors also describe how to integrate such prevention strategies into clinical practice. PubMed citation Available at Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Tinetti ME, Kumar C. The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off". 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