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Falls Epidemiology

Falls Epidemiology is the systematic study of the distribution, determinants, and burden of fall-related injuries in human populations, distinguished from other injury epidemiology subfields by its exclusive focus on incidents where unintentional falls are the primary cause of morbidity, mortality, and disability.

1.6K

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120.2K

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6.1K

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2K

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2017–2026

453

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Publications

1.6K

Risk Factors for Falls among Elderly Persons Living in the Community

Mary E. Tinetti, Mark Speechley, Sandra Ginter · New England Journal of Medicine · 1988 · 6.5K citations

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Risk factors for recurrent nonsyncopal falls. A prospective study

Michael C. Nevitt · JAMA · 1989 · 1.5K citations

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Falls, Injuries Due to Falls, and the Risk of Admission to a Nursing Home

Mary E. Tinetti · New England Journal of Medicine · 1997 · 1.4K citations

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FALLS BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AT HOME: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

Austin J. Blake, Kelly Morgan, M. J. Bendall et al. · Age and Ageing · 1988 · 1.3K citations

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Risk Factors for Falls in a Community-Based Prospective Study of People 70 Years and Older

A. J. Campbell, Michael Borrie, G. F. S. Spears · Journal of Gerontology · 1989 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

6.1K

  1. SR
    Stephen R. Lord

    Neuroscience Research Australia, Australia

    19 publications · 1.5K citations

    17

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  2. JA
    Judy A. Stevens

    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, United States

    16 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. JC
    Jacqueline Close

    Neuroscience Research Australia, Australia

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

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  4. KH
    Keith Hill

    Curtin University, Australia

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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  5. RG
    Robert G. Cumming

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

2K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    27 h-index

    66 publications

    7.6K citations

  2. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    27 h-index

    146 publications

    8.8K citations

  3. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    25 h-index

    97 publications

    5.6K citations

  4. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    24 h-index

    88 publications

    5.6K citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    22 h-index

    83 publications

    5.2K citations

  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    21 h-index

    68 publications

    9.1K citations

  7. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    21 h-index

    40 publications

    8.3K citations

  8. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

    Atlanta, United States

    20 h-index

    68 publications

    9.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    57 publications · 8.7K citations

    46

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 126 publications · 5.4K citations

    37

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  3. Age and Ageing

    52 publications · 9.4K citations

    35

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  4. BMC Geriatrics

    42 publications · 2.7K citations

    31

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  5. The Journals of Gerontology Series A

    23 publications · 1.8K citations

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