The perils of pet ownership: A new fall-injury risk factor

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 682-683

  Kurrle, Susan E ^a   Day, Robert ^a   Cameron, Ian D ^b  

^a Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Health Service   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE STUDY; CAT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; NOSE FRACTURE; PELVIS FRACTURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RIB FRACTURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 11044222466     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06523.x     Document Type: Article

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