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Demographics of Fall-Related trauma among the Elderly Presenting to Emergency Department; a Cross-Sectional Study

INTRODUCTION: Falling is reported to be the most common cause of mortality due to trauma in individuals over the age of 75 years. The present study is designed with the aim of determining the demographics of fall-related trauma among the elderly presenting to emergency department (ED). METHODS: The...

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Autores principales: Morteza Bagi, Hamid Reza, Ahmadi, Sajjad, Hosseini, Maryam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201960
http://dx.doi.org/10.22037/emergency.v5i1.18497