JAMA · 2013 · 48 citations · 2 references
MedicineGeriatric MedicineNeurosurgeryOlder Adult Injury PreventionTrauma NeurosurgeryTraumatic Brain Injury PreventionGeriatric TraumaInjury EpidemiologyTraumatic Brain InjuryElderly Trauma EpidemiologyFalls In Older AdultsFalls In The ElderlyFalls-related Head InjuryTraumatic Brain Injury EpidemiologyTraumatic Brain Injury Incidence Surveillance
To the Editor: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of hospitalization, disability, and death worldwide, and among older adults, falling is the most common cause of TBI.1 We reported that the number and incidence of adults aged 80 years or older admitted to the hospital due to fall-induced TBI in Finland increased from 1970 through 1999.2 We now report follow-up of this population through 2011.
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Fall-Induced Injuries and Deaths Among Older Adults
Pekka Kannus · JAMA · 1999 · 596 citations
Klaas A. Hartholt, Esther M.M. Van Lieshout, Suzanne Polinder et al. · Journal of Neurotrauma · 2011 · 66 citations · Full text