Fall-induced deaths among older adults: Nationwide statistics in Finland between 1971 and 2009 and prediction for the future

Injury

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 867-871

  Korhonen, Niina ^a,b   Kannus, Pekka ^a,c   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fall induced deaths; Older adults; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DROWNING; FALLING; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84877785192     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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