Costs of falls in an ageing population: A nationwide study from the Netherlands (2007-2009)

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1199-1203

  Hartholt, Klaas A ^a   Polinder, Suzanne ^a   Van Der Cammen, Tischa J M ^a   Panneman, Martien J M ^b   Van Der Velde, Nathalie ^a   Van Lieshout, Esther M M ^a   Patka, Peter ^a   Van Beeck, Ed F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Noord Holland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Fracture; Geriatrics; Healthcare costs; Healthcare use; Injury

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONCUSSION; CONTUSION; ELBOW FRACTURE; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HAND FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACERATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PELVIS FRACTURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRAIN; WRIST FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84862874856     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.03.033     Document Type: Article

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