Falls and fall-related injuries among the elderly: A survey of residential-care facilities in a Swedish municipality

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-140

  Sadigh, Siv ^a,c   Reimers, Anne ^a   Andersson, Ragnar ^b   Laflamme, Lucie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Unit of Social Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fall injuries; Falls; Residential care facilities

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY REGIONS; BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SWEDEN; TIME; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2142660190     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHE.0000016717.22032.03     Document Type: Review

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