A Multifactorial Approach to Reducing Injurious Falls
| Autor: | Mary E. Tinetti, Mary B. King |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Geriatrics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Surgery Falling (accident) Injury prevention medicine Observational study Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom Intensive care medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 12:745-759 |
| ISSN: | 0749-0690 |
| Popis: | Injuries, particularly fractures, are the most serious and costly consequence of falling for older people living in the community. Rather than having a single cause, fall injuries are the result of a combination of intrinsic, situational, and environmental factors. In this article, the epidemiology of fall injuries is reviewed, the results of observational and intervention studies are discussed, and a multifactorial approach to reducing injurious falls is presented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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