The burden of fall-related injury among older persons in New South Wales

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-175

  Watson, Wendy ^a   Clapperton, Angela ^b   Mitchell, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Disability; Fall injury; Injury burden; Older person

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; FALLING; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 79959859867     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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