Injuries sustained by falls
Injuries sustained by falls
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Oxford: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
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English
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Oxford: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
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During a recent 4-year period, 381 patients were admitted with injuries sustained from falls. Equal numbers of patients were less than and greater than 50 years of age and included 53 children (less than or equal to 16 years) and 214 elderly (greater than or equal to 55 years). Falls from heights occurred predominantly in young males (mean age 34.2...
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Injuries sustained by falls
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1285792
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1285792
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0264-4924,1472-0205
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1472-0213
DOI
10.1136/emj.8.4.245
