Identifying fall-related injuries: Text mining the electronic medical record
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Identifying fall-related injuries: Text mining the electronic medical record
Unintentional injury due to falls is a serious and expensive health problem among the elderly. This is especially true in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) ambulatory care setting, where nearly 40% of the male patients are 65 or older and at risk for falls. Health service researchers and clinicians can utilize VHA administrative data to identify and explore the frequency and nature of fa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Information Technology and Management
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1385-951X,1573-7667
DOI: 10.1007/s10799-009-0061-6