Reducing fall injuries with better data
Abstract Background Fall deaths in the USA almost tripled in the twenty-first century. While various interventions have been effective in reducing fall deaths, they have failed to make a substantial impact at a population level. Main body An overarching factor that has been relatively neglected in f...
Main Authors: | David Hemenway, Elizabeth W. Peterson, Jonathan Howland |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-12-01
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Series: | Injury Epidemiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-023-00481-2 |
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