Citation

Whitlock FA, Boyce L, Siskind V. Aust. Fam. Physician 1978; 7(4): 389-399.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners)

DOI

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PMID

646741

Abstract

Elderly persons particularly are liable to falls which in women often cause major fractures and other injuries. In Australia, some two per cent of deaths of women aged 65 and over are attributed to non-traffic accidents, and the length of hospital care and subsequent disability following fractures are both important aspects of the total morbidity resulting from falls suffered by older persons.

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