Conflicting trends in fall-related injury hospitalisations among older people: Variations by injury type

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2623-2631

  Watson, W L ^a   Mitchell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fall injury; Fractures; Injuryepidemiology; Non fracture injury; Older persons

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FALLING; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80755129042     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1511-z     Document Type: Article

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