Falls requiring medical attention among veterans with multiple sclerosis: A cohort study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-20

  Cameron, Michelle H ^a   Poel, Amy J ^b,c   Haselkorn, Jodie K ^b,d   Linke, Alex ^e   Bourdette, Dennis ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Cohort study; Disability; Epidemiology; Medical records; Multiple sclerosis; Risk; Sex; Veterans; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; COHORT STUDY; DISABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SEX; VETERANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RISK PERCEPTION;

HEALTH RISKS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951503717     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.12.0192     Document Type: Article

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