Non-fatal injuries among chinese aged 65 years and older: Findings from the fourth national health services survey

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 230-234

  Hu, Guoqing ^a   Rao, Keqin ^b   Baker, Susan P ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Ministry of Health of China   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77957718146     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.025080     Document Type: Article

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