Falls in aged people of the Chinese mainland: Epidemiology, risk factors and clinical strategies

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Wang, Jintang ^a   Chen, Zheng ^a   Song, Yuetao ^a  

^a Beijing Geriatric Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese mainland; Elderly falls; Epidemiology; Health economics; Interventions; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; CHINA; DRUG USE; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FITNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNSTEADINESS; WEAKNESS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAUSALITY; CHINA; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957970916     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2010.07.002     Document Type: Review

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