A long-recommended but seldom-used method of analysis for fall injuries found a unique pattern of risk factors in the youngest-old.

Summary, in English

Few studies on fall risk factors use long-recommended methods for analysis of recurrent events. Previous falls are the biggest risk factor for future falls, but few fall studies focus on the youngest-old.

• Författare: Helen Legrand; Mats Pihlsgård; Eva Nordell; Sölve Elmståhl
• Avdelning/ar: EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health; Geriatrik; Geriatric Medicine
• Publiceringsår: 2015
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 439-445
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Aging clinical and experimental research
• Volym: 27
• Issue: 4
• Fulltext: - 207 kB; Download statistics
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25583298?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-014-0308-x
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Kurtis
• Ämne: Gerontology, specializing in Medical and Health Sciences
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Geriatrics; Geriatric Medicine
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1720-8319