Older people presenting to the emergency department after a fall: a population with substantial recurrent healthcare use.

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Published in Emerg Med J on October 01, 2011

Authors

Jacqueline C T Close1, Stephen R Lord, Evgeniya Jenya Antonova, Monique Martin, Benedikte Lensberg, Morag Taylor, Jamie Hallen, Ann Kelly

Author Affiliations

1: Falls and Balance Research Group, Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, Australia. j.close@neura.edu.au

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