Rising incidence of fall-induced injuries among elderly adults

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 212-215

  Kannus, Pekka ^a,b   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fall induced injuries; Older adults; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FALLING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 22844438748     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-005-0115-0     Document Type: Article

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