Pelvic fractures due to falls from a height in people with mental disorders

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 881-888

  Fang, Jen Feng ^a   Shih, Lih Yuann ^a   Lin, Being Chuan ^a   Hsu, Yu Pao ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angioembolisation; Free fall; Injury recidivism; Mental disorder; Pelvic fractures

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 47549113231     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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