Incidence and mortality of falls amongst older people in primary care in the United Kingdom
Open Access
- 5 June 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 102 (7), 477-483
- https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcp064
Abstract
Background: Despite the role of primary care in the falls care pathway, there are almost no data on the extent of falls seen in general practices.Keywords
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