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Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 2003 · Vol. 57(9) · pp. 740–744
Paul Scuffham✉(Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)S Chaplin(University of York)R Legood(University of Oxford)
Abstract
Unintentional falls impose a substantial burden on health and social services.
Medical Coding and Health InformationEmergency and Acute Care StudiesChronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicineAttendancePopulationIncidence (geometry)Accident and emergencyDemographyOccupational safety and healthInjury preventionPoison controlMedical emergency
MeSH terms
Accidental FallsAgedEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleUnited KingdomHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedState MedicineWounds and InjuriesIncidenceHealth Care Costs
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- Eli Lilly and Company
- University of Oxford
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Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons
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