Age differences in fall-related injury hospitalisations and trauma presentations

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 117-125

  Mitchell, Rebecca ^a   Curtis, Kate ^b   Watson, Wendy L ^a   Nau, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fall; Hospitalisation; Older adults; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FALLING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956824073     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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