TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Fall-induced deaths among elderly people
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Kannus, Pekka
A1  - Parkkari, Jari
A1  - Niemi, Seppo
A1  - Palvanen, Mika
SP  - 422
EP  - 424
VL  - 95
IS  - 3
N2  - Falls and fall-induced injuries in older people are a major public health problem in modern societies with aging populations. Injury is the fifth leading cause of death in older adults, and most of these fatal injuries are related to falls.We have assessed the nationwide trends in fall-induced deaths of older people in Finland for more than 3 decades (1971-2002), and the results showed that the number of fall-induced deaths among elderly Finns is clearly increasing, especially among men.
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SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2004.047779
ID  - ref1
ER  -