Unintentional Fall-Related Mortality among the Elderly in Serbia: Importance of Death Reporting Quality

• Main Authors: Konstansa Lazarevic (Author), Miodrag Stojanovic (Author), Dragan Milic (Author), Zana Dolicanin (Author), Ljiljana Stosic (Author), Sasa Milicevic (Author), Dragan Bogdanovic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Falls have been one of the leading causes of injury-related deaths among the elderly, having an increasing trend in many countries. We investigated trends of fall-related mortality among people aged ≥65 yr in Serbia. Methods: Based on official data, we calculated unintentional fall-relat...