Hospitalisations and deaths due to unintentional falls at home among working-aged New Zealanders

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 570-575

  Kool, Bridget ^a   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth ^a   Jackson, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Accidents; Adults; Home; Injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34247490530     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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