Patterns of comorbidity in community-dwelling older people hospitalised for fall-related injury: A cluster analysis

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vu, Trang ^a   Finch, Caroline F ^a   Day, Lesley ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cluster analysis; comorbidity; elderly; falls prevention; patterns

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 80051781207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-45     Document Type: Review

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