| Sumario: | Part of a special issue on public health and aging. The writers document the public health “burden” of injuries to older adults and discuss interventions aimed to tackle the primary causes of fatal and nonfatal injuries among this population. They consider the three most common causes of injury and death: falls, motor vehicle accidents, and suicide. They stress that, although the causes or mechanisms of injury are quite different, the common risk factors involved argue for a holistic approach to injury prevention. They conclude that the most efficient means of easing the public health burden of injury among older adults may be comprehensive interventions intended to address multiple causes of injury.
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