Injury prevention in the elderly population;Prävention von verletungen im alter

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1076-1087

  Richter, M ^a   Becker, C ^b   Seifert, J ^c   Gebhard, F ^d   Pieske, O ^e   Holch, M ^f   Lob, G ^e  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fall; Fracture; Prevention; Risk factor; Senior; Vehicular trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FEMUR FRACTURE; GAIT DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; UNDERWEIGHT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0242277987     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-002-0540-2     Document Type: Article

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