Incidence of falls in three different types of geriatric care A Swedish prospective study

Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-13

  Nyberg, Lars ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^a   Janson, Anders ^a   Sandman, Per Olof ^a   Eriksson, Sture ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Geriatric care; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 26444583427     PISSN: 03008037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349489702500103     Document Type: Article

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