Fall-related traumas in urgent care centers

OBJECTIVE: To identify the scope and the characteristics of fall-related traumas in urgent care centers in Sergipe, Brazil and to verify potential associations among the following variables: gender, age, and where the event occurred. METHOD: This descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitativ...

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Main Authors: Carla Kalline Alves Cartaxo, Mariangela da Silva Nunes, Oscar Felipe Falcão Raposo, Ricardo Fakhouri, Edilene Curvelo Hora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-10-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012001000003