The costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults

Stevens, Jennifer; S. Corso, Phaedra; Finkelstein, Eric; R. Miller, Ted

doi:10.1136/ip.2005.011015

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The costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults

Published in Injury Prevention • Oct 1, 2006

Authors:

Jennifer Stevens

Phaedra S. Corso

Eric Finkelstein

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence and direct medical costs for fatal and non-fatal fall injuries among US adults aged >or=65 years in 2000, for three treatment settings stratified by age, sex, body region, and type of injury. METHODS: Incidence data came from the 2000 National Vital Statistics Sy...

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Medicine

Injury prevention

Poison control

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