Orthopaedic injuries following falls by hospital in-patients

Gerontology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 329-333

  Nadkarni, J B ^a   Iyengar, K P ^a   Dussa, C ^a   Watve, S ^a   Vishwanath, K ^a  

^a SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly, falls; Falls, orthopaedic injuries; Fractures, elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; WARD;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23944490901     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086370     Document Type: Article

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