Prevention of fall injuries requiring hospital treatment among community-dwelling elderly

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-50

  Poulstrup, Arne ^a   Jeune, Bernard ^b  

^a Medical Office of Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fall injuries; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INJURY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGISTER;

EID: 0034027827     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/10.1.45     Document Type: Article

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