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| Epidemiology of falls | | Author(s) | Tahir Masud, Robert O Morris |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 30, supplement 4, November 2001 |
| Pages | pp 3-7 |
| Keywords | Falls ; At risk ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Falls in older people are a major public health concern in terms of morbidity, mortality and the cost to health and social services. This epidemiological review concentrates on: different ways of defining and classifying falls and fallers; the occurrence, including the prevalence, time and place of falls; the causes (risk factors) for falling; and the impact (consequences) of falls in the older population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011129202 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CA3: 64A |
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