Descriptive analysis of fatal falls of older adults in a midwestern county in the year 2005

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 23-28

  Deprey, Sara M ^a  

^a CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal falls; Injury; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77649197776     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200932020-00005     Document Type: Article

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