Fall related injuries in elderly patients in a tertiary care centre in Beirut, Lebanon

CONTEXT: Falls cause significant morbidity and mortality, constituting 38.9% of trauma visits to the emergency department (ED) in Lebanon. Elderly have increased risk of falls due to co-morbidities. Injury-related deaths are most common in developing countries, and few studies have examined falls in...

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Autores principales: Ismail, Raed A., El Sibai, Rayan H., Dakessian, Alik V., Bachir, Rana H., El Sayed, Mazen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7472822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33013094
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JETS.JETS_84_19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7472822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33013094
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JETS.JETS_84_19

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