Increase in fall-related hospitalization, mortality, and lethality among older adults in Brazil

• Main Authors: Lígia Raquel Ortiz Gomes Stolt (Author), Daniel Vieira Kolisch (Author), Clarice Tanaka (Author), Maria Regina Alves Cardoso (Author), Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the trends of fall-related hospitalization, mortality, and lethality among older adults in Brazil and regions. METHODS This is a descriptive study based on data from the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Unified Health System. We included records of every ol...