A multicenter retrospective study on falls in elderly population. Epidemiology and impact on hospital workload in two Emergency Departments of Northern Italy
Aims of this study were to evaluate the incidence of falls in subjects aged ≥65 years in Parma Province (Northern Italy), and the burden of fall-related hospitalizations. All the Emergency Department (ED) visits for domestic or trivial falls were retrieved from the database of the two EDs of Parma P...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-12-01
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Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/4708 |