Preventing injurious falls

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9046, 1997, Pages 150-

  Sattin, R W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; DISABILITY; ENERGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEAR; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 18144434408     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)60975-0     Document Type: Note

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