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Injuries and outcomes resulting due to falls in elderly patients presenting to the Emergency Department of a tertiary care hospital – a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Fall injuries and trauma-related hospitalizations are the most common causes of injury and in-hospital stay amongst the elderly population. After the age of 65, the severity and frequency of fall-related problems increases; the repercussions are challenging for senior citizens, caregiver...

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Autores principales: Soomar, Salman Muhammad, Dhalla, Zeyanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9912659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36759778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00784-z