Predicting Falls and When to Intervene in Older People: A Multilevel Logistical Regression Model and Cost Analysis.

INTRODUCTION:Falls are the leading cause of injury in older people. Reducing falls could reduce financial pressures on health services. We carried out this research to develop a falls risk model, using routine primary care and hospital data to identify those at risk of falls, and apply a cost analys...

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Main Authors: Matthew I Smith, Simon de Lusignan, David Mullett, Ana Correa, Jermaine Tickner, Simon Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4957756?pdf=render