An increasing number of hand injuries in an elderly population – a retrospective study over a 30-year period
Abstract Background Both the number and the proportion of elderly people in the society increase. The number of elderly subjects with a disability due to a disease has decreased resulting in more active elderly. Therefore, an increase in numbers of injury in the elderly population can be expected; a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0758-7 |