Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study

• Main Authors: Ahammed Mekkodathil (Author), Ayman El-Menyar (Author), Ahad Kanbar (Author), Suhail Hakim (Author), Khalid Ahmed (Author), Tariq Siddiqui (Author), Hassan Al-Thani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fall-related injuries are important public health problem worldwide. We aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries in a level 1 trauma center. Method A retrospective analysis of Qatar Trauma Registry data was conducted on patients...