Falls in young, middle-aged and older community dwelling adults: perceived cause, environmental factors and injury

A. Talbot, Laura; J Musiol, Robin; K Witham, Erica; J. Metter, E.

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-86

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Falls in young, middle-aged and older community dwelling adults: perceived cause, environmental factors and injury

Published in BMC Public Health • Aug 18, 2005

Authors:

Laura A. Talbot

Robin J Musiol

Erica K Witham

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Falls in older people have been characterized extensively in the literature, however little has been reported regarding falls in middle-aged and younger adults. The objective of this paper is to describe the perceived cause, environmental influences and resultant injuries of falls in 149...

Subject

Medicine

Injury prevention

Middle age

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