Reducing the fear of falling through a community evidence-based intervention

Audrey Beauvais1, John E Beauvais

  • 1Audrey Beauvais, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNL, is the Director of the Undergraduate Nursing Program, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. John E. Beauvais, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Associate Chief, Psychology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut.

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|February 5, 2014
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