Trend of fall-related mortality among the elderly

• Main Authors: Yara Cristina Martins Monteiro (Author), Maria Aparecida da Silva Vieira (Author), Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino (Author), Silvio José de Queiroz (Author), Gabriela Moreira Policena (Author), Adenicia Custódia Silva e Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the temporal trend of fall-related mortality in elderly in Brazil from 2008 to 2016. Method: Study of time series of rates of fall-related mortality according to CID-10 from 2008 to 2016. Data from the Mortality Information System on death registers of people ≥ 60 livi...