Incidence and costs of falls and fall injuries among elderly in institutional care

To investigate the incidence and costs of falls among the elderly in institutional care. A prospective study during the course of 1 year. Four institutions in Finland. A total of 554 falls and 211 fall injuries among patients over 60 years of age. Falls and fall injuries were recorded prospectively....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of primary health care 2002-06, Vol.20 (2), p.118-122
Hauptverfasser:	Nurmi, Ilona, Lüthje, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls - economics Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Aged Costs Elderly people Falls Female Finland Finland - epidemiology Health Care Costs Health Services Research Hospitals - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Injuries Male Middle Aged Nursing Homes - statistics & numerical data Prospective Studies Residential care Urban Population Wounds and Injuries - classification Wounds and Injuries - economics Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
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