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Descriptive Epidemiology of Fall-Related Injuries Among Older Adults in Ontario, Canada

The number of older adults is growing rapidly in the province of Ontario meaning there will be more fall-related injuries (FRIs) in coming decades. Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations in Canada. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence, circumstances, types...

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Autores principales: Lappan, Nicolette, Zecevic, Aleksandra, Ming, Yu, Hunter, Susan, Johnson, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8681280/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2897