Home-related falls: An underestimated mechanism of injury

• Main Authors: Husham Abdelrahman (Author), Ammar Almadani (Author), Ayman El-Menyar (Author), Adam Shunni (Author), Rafael Consunji (Author), Hassan Al-Thani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The home is a leading location for falls, but the epidemiology and outcome of falls at home (FH) have not been adequately described. Our aim was to evaluate FH, particularly in the bathroom. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with a history of FH adm...