Does mortality of the aged increase with the number of falls? Results from a nine-year follow-up study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 351-355

  Sylliaas, Hilde ^a   Idland, Gro ^a   Sandvik, Leiv ^b   Forsen, Lisa ^c   Bergland, Astrid ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Falls; Mortality; Predictors; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DETERIORATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SURVIVAL TIME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 67449146894     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9348-5     Document Type: Article

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