Falls in the elderly
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Falls in the elderly.
Several months ago members were asked whether ISCAIP and Injury Prevention should include intentional injuries. Some phrased the question, " Should we have violence in the journal? " My answer was a quick and emphatic " no " because I had visions of the editorial board engaged in sumo wrestling. But it later became clear that what was being asked was whether material dealing with violence had a...
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Objectives: Falls by elderly people area frequent cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in institutionalized elders. to describe the features of falls among institutionalized elderly people. Methods & Materials: characteristics of falls in the preceding six months (March 2006 - September 2006) that occurred among elder lies (aged over 60years) with normal physical function and cogniti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0955-6036,1472-1473
DOI: 10.1192/pb.20.8.501-a