Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 418-420 , May 2006

Temporal changes in the frequency of falling accidents among the elderly during the 1990s: A population-based study

  • H. Luukinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 8 5375644; fax: +358 8 5375661.
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  • K. Koski

      Affiliations

    • Kempele Health Centre, Kempele, Finland
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  • J. Jokelainen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland

Received 26 January 2005 ,Revised 2 September 2005 ,Accepted 25 November 2005.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00003-5

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.11.004

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 418-420 , May 2006

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