Falls Among Older Adults: Public Health Impact and Prevention Strategies.
Part of a special section on falls and fall-related injuries suffered by aging people. The writer indicates that this growing and preventable problem is the leading cause of injury deaths in the U.S. and that the number of fall injuries is likely to increase as the number of elderly increases. She...
| Published in: | Generations Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 7 - 15 |
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American Society on Aging
Winter 2002/2003
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