| Literature DB >> 19843597 |
M Sartini1, M L Cristina, A M Spagnolo, P Cremonesi, C Costaguta, F Monacelli, J Garau, P Odetti.
Abstract
In Italy, more than 3 million people annually sustain a domestic injury; the elderly experience it the most. From a healthcare perspective, elderly falls are a major clinical issue with an outgrowing socioeconomic burden. The aim of the study was to evaluate the epidemiology of injurious falls in a community dwelling population, admitted to the emergency room (ER) because of a domestic injury, to assess the socioeconomic burden. Seventy-four hospitalized patients among 227 were examined. Falls represented the main cause of admittance to the ER; the average cost for fall-related hospitalization was of €5479.09.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19843597 DOI： 10.1093/eurpub/ckp165
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Public Health ISSN： 1101-1262 Impact factor: 3.367