Rural older people had lower mortality after accidental falls than non-rural older people
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Rural older people had lower mortality after accidental falls than non-rural older people
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the mortality rate after falls of rural and non-rural older people and to explore the risk factors of mortality after falls among older people. PATIENTS AND METHODS This population-based case-control study identified two groups from a nationwide claim database (National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan): a rural group and a non-rural group...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Interventions in Aging
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-1998
DOI: 10.2147/cia.s119186