There is more to life than risk avoidance – elderly people’s experiences of falls, fall-injuries and compliant flooring

Purpose: Falls are the most common cause of injury in all ages and are especially difficult to prevent among residential care residents. Compliant flooring that absorbs energy generated within the fall, has been proposed as a measure to prevent fall-injury, however little is known regarding the impl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johanna Gustavsson, Carolina Jernbro, Finn Nilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2018.1479586