Mortality from accidental falls among the elderly in the united states, 1962–1988: Demonstrating the impact of improved trauma management

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 212-219

  Riggs, Jack E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027240010     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199308000-00007     Document Type: Article

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