Incidence and mortality of falls amongst older people in primary care in the United Kingdom

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 477-483

  Gribbin, J ^a   Hubbard, R ^a   Smith, C ^a   Gladman, J ^b   Lewis, S ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 67650508090     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcp064     Document Type: Article

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