Fall injuries in older adults from an unusual source: Entering and exiting a vehicle

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 609-614

  Dellinger, Ann M ^a   Boyd, Rebecca M ^a   Haileyesus, Tadesse ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alighting; Boarding; Injury; Motor vehicle; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VEHICLES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41549136073     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01638.x     Document Type: Article

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