Injuries from falls and associated factors among elderly people in Cataluña, Spain;Lesiones por caídas y factores asociados en personas mayores de Cataluña, España

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-42

  Suelves, Josep M ^a   Martínez, Vicenç ^b   Medina, Antonia ^b  

^a Salud Pública   (Mexico)

^b Planificación y Evaluación   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Aging; Alcohol drinking; Disabled persons; Motor activity; Spain

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 77949409300     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892010000100006     Document Type: Article

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