The direct costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults — United States

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 58, Issue , 2016, Pages 99-103

  Burns, Elizabeth R ^a   Stevens, Judy A ^a   Lee, Robin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Fall; Hospital care; Older people; STEADI

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALS; STATISTICS;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONS; FALL; HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES; OLDER PEOPLE; PERSONAL CONSUMPTION; STEADI;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGED; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84989211529     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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