Incidence of falls and fractures in disabled elderly people utilizing long-term care insurance

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-340

  Suzukawa, Megumi ^a   Shimada, Hiroyuki ^b   Makizako, Hyuma ^c   Watanabe, Shuichiro ^d   Suzuki, Takao ^e  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d J F OBERLIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Day care services; Disabled level; Elderly people; Fall; Fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; JAPAN; MALE;

EID: 69749125071     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.46.334     Document Type: Article

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