Heterogeneity of health profiles of older people presenting to an accident and emergency department with a fall

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Yeung, Pui Yee ^a   Woo, Jean ^a   Yim, Veronica Wai Ting ^a   Rainer, Timothy Hudson ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Comorbidity; Frail elderly; Prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAI CHI;

EID: 70350274296     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70041-9     Document Type: Article

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