An explanation for the recent increase in the fall death rate among older Americans: A subgroup analysis

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-281

  Hu, Guoqing ^a   Baker, Susan P ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FALLING; FURNITURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 84859451966     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700307     Document Type: Article

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