Video capture of the circumstances of falls in elderly people residing in long-term care: an observational study.

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Abstract

Falls in elderly people are a major health burden, especially in the long-term care environment. Yet little objective evidence is available for how and why falls occur in this population. We aimed to provide such evidence by analysing real-life falls in long-term care captured on video.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet

Title: Lancet (London, England)

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-547X

ISSN (Print): 0140-6736

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 05 2013

Volume: 381

Issue: 9860

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[1 ] Technology for Injury Prevention in Seniors Program, Injury Prevention and Mobility Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada. stever@sfu.ca

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Publisher Item ID: S0140-6736(12)61263-X Mid ID: CAMS2545

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61263-X

PMC ID: 3540102

PubMed ID: 23083889

SO-VID: a4a6c967-eff0-457f-8f12-29dbff65742a

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