Hispanic ethnicity and unintentional injury mortality in the elderly

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-31

  Landy, David C ^a   Mintzer, Michael J ^a,b   Silva, Amanda K ^c   Schulman, Carl I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

accidental falls; epidemiology; geriatrics; Hispanic ethnicity; injury; motor vehicle accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEDESTRIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951676949     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.04.029     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. C.S. Landefeld, M.A. Winker, and B. Chernof Clinical care in the aging century- announcing "Care of the aging patient: From evidence to action" JAMA 302 2009 2703
2. P. Kannus, J. Parkkari, and S. Koskinen Fall-induced injuries and deaths among older adults JAMA 281 1999 1895
3. D.A. Ganz, Y. Bao, and P.G. Shekelle Will my patient fall? JAMA 297 2007 77
4. J.T. Chang, S.C. Morton, and L.Z. Rubenstein Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials BMJ 328 2004 680
5. M.E. Tinetti, D.I. Baker, and M. King Effect of dissemination of evidence in reducing injuries from falls N Engl J Med 359 2008 252
6. J.W. Davis, P.D. Ross, and M.C. Nevitt Incidence rates of falls among Japanese men and women living in Hawaii J Clin Epidemiol 50 1997 589
7. K.A. Faulkner, J.A. Cauley, and J.M. Zmuda Ethnic differences in the frequency and circumstances of falling in older community-dwelling women J Am Geriatr Soc 53 2005 1774
8. F. Abolhassani, A. Moayyeri, and M. Naghavi Incidence and characteristics of falls leading to hip fracture in Iranian population Bone 39 2006 408
9. A. Memon, W.M. Pospula, and A.Y. Tantawy Incidence of hip fracture in Kuwait Int J Epidemiol 27 1998 860
10. A.A. Ellis, and R.B. Trent Hospitalized fall injuries and race in California Inj Prev 7 2001 316
11. C.A. Reyes-Ortiz, S. Al Snih, and K.S. Markides Falls among elderly persons in Latin America and the Caribbean and among elderly Mexican-Americans Rev Panam Salud Publica 17 2005 362
12. A.V. Schwartz, M.L. Villa, and M. Prill Falls in older Mexican-American women J Am Geriatr Soc 47 1999 1371
13. J. Chapa, and B. de la Rosa Latino population growth, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and implications for educational attainment Educ Urban Soc 36 2004 130
14. K.S. Markides, and K. Eschbach Aging, migration, and mortality: Current status of research on the Hispanic paradox J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 60 2005 68
15. K.S. Markides, and J. Coreil The health of Hispanics in the southwestern United States: An epidemiologic paradox Public Health Rep 101 1986 253
16. J.A. Stevens, and A.M. Dellinger Motor vehicle and fall related deaths among older Americans 1990-98: Sex, race, and ethnic disparities Inj Prev 8 2002 272
17. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Fatalities and injuries from falls among older adults-United States, 1993-2003 and 2001-2005 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 55 2006 1221
18. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Available at: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. Accessed June 29, 2009.
19. United States Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Available at: www.census.gov/acs/www/. Accessed June 29, 2009.
20. P. Kannus, J. Parkkari, and S. Niemi Fall-induced deaths among elderly people Am J Public Health 95 2005 422
21. A. Koestner, M.R. Walters, and C. Mattice Senior lifestyles and injury prevention: Evaluating the effectiveness of an injury prevention program for older adults J Trauma Nurs 16 2009 87
22. A.B. Bergman, B. Gray, and J.M. Moffat Mobilizing for pedestrian safety: An experiment in community action Inj Prev 8 2002 264
23. R.J. Schneider, R.M. Ryznar, and A.J. Khattak An accident waiting to happen: A spatial approach to proactive pedestrian planning Accid Anal Prev 36 2004 193
24. N. Korner-Bitensky, A. Kua, and C. von Zweck Older driver retraining: An updated systematic review of evidence of effectiveness J Safety Res 40 2009 105
25. D.C. Grabowski, C.M. Campbell, and M.A. Morrisey Elderly licensure laws and motor vehicle fatalities JAMA 291 2004 2840
26. S.A. Koehler, H.B. Weiss, and A. Shakir Accurately assessing elderly fall deaths using hospital discharge and vital statistics data Am J Forensic Med Pathol 27 2006 30
27. B. Jansson Coding errors and underestimation of fall injury mortality Am J Public Health 95 2005 1305 author reply 1306
28. D.P. Smith, and B.S. Bradshaw Rethinking the Hispanic paradox: Death rates and life expectancy for US non-Hispanic white and Hispanic populations Am J Public Health 96 2006 1686