Incidence of fall-related traumatic brain injuries among older Finnish adults between 1970 and 2011

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1891-1892

  Korhonen, Niina ^a   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Sievan̈en, Harri ^a   Kannus, Pekka ^b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FALLING; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84877274918     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.3356     Document Type: Letter

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