Injuries sustained by falls.
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Injuries sustained by falls.
During a recent 4-year period, 381 patients were admitted with injuries sustained from falls. Equal numbers of patients were less than and greater than 50 years of age and included 53 children (less than or equal to 16 years) and 214 elderly (greater than or equal to 55 years). Falls from heights occurred predominantly in young males (mean age 34.2 years), were most commonly job or recreation r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1991
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.8.4.245