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falls (accidents)  

Definition(s)

  • A very large number of admissions to hospitals come from falls which are defined as movement of people because of gravity. The vast number of personal injuries, both small and very serious and even fatal, is particularly common in elderly people where their vision and muscles are weakened. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Falls]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QDMKMD96-Z

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