Diversity in fall characteristics hampers effective prevention: the precipitants, the environment, the fall and the injury
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DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4145-6
Abstract: SummaryFalls among the elderly are common and characteristics may differ between injurious and non-injurious falls. Among 887 older Australian women followed for 1.6 years, 32% fell annually. Only 8.5% resulted in fracture and/or hospital admission. The… read more here.
Keywords: precipitants environment; diversity; hospital; injury ... See more keywords