Increasing number and incidence of fall-induced severe head injuries in older adults: Nationwide statistics in Finland in 1970-1995 and prediction for the future

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-150

  Kannus, Pekka ^a   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Natri, Antero ^a   Vuori, Ilkka ^a   Järvinen, Markku ^b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Forecasting; Head injuries; Incidence; Preventive medicine; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FINLAND; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033555938     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009780     Document Type: Article

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