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. 2005 Mar;95(3):422-4.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.047779.

Fall-induced deaths among elderly people

Pekka Kannus  1 , Jari Parkkari, Seppo Niemi, Mika Palvanen
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Fall-induced deaths among elderly people

Pekka Kannus et al. Am J Public Health. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

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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Secular trends in fall-induced deaths among elderly Finns aged 50 years or older: (a) age-adjusted incidence (per 100000 persons) between 1971 and 2002; (b) number of deaths between 1971 and 2002 and prediction of the development until the year 2030.
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