Increased fall-related mortality rates in New Mexico, 1999-2005

Public Health Reports

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 861-867

  Wendelboe, Aaron M ^a,b,c   Landen, Michael G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; ETHNICITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856274331     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491112600612     Document Type: Article

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