Falls and subsequent health service utilization in community-dwelling Chinese older adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-135

  Chu, Leung Wing ^a   Chiu, Alice Y Y ^a   Chi, Iris ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Falls of elderly Chinese; Health service utilization; Impact of falls on health care budget in Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38949177032     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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