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European Journal of Epidemiology
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 9/2014

01-09-2014 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Not only the traumatic falls in elderly subjects requires awareness but all the falls even those hitherto regarded as unimportant

Author: Frédéric Bloch

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 9/2014

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Excerpt

The problem of falling in the elderly is now widely recognised as a serious public health problem because of the significant resulting complications. The literature on this subject is profuse, reflecting the importance given to this issue. …
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Metadata
Title
Not only the traumatic falls in elderly subjects requires awareness but all the falls even those hitherto regarded as unimportant
Author
Frédéric Bloch
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-014-9949-5

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