Falls requiring emergency treatment for middle-aged adults: the determinants, the injury circumstances, and the outcomes of falls
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This thesis examined the characteristics of falls leading to emergency department visits among middle-aged adults in Queensland. The study improved the understanding of the determinants, circumstances, and consequences of falls among middle-aged adults. It provided evidence to justify the need to target this age group for fall prevention, and has significant implications for developing evidence-based intervention policies and programs that aim to reduce the future burden of falls in this population in later life.
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| ID Code: | 98896 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Clark, Michele, Vallmuur, Kirsten, & Heesch, Kristiann |
| Keywords: | Falls, Injury, Middle-aged adults, Emergency department, Risk factors, Physical activity, Risk perception |
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Centre for Future Mobility/CARRSQ Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Health Past > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Current > Schools > School of Public Health & Social Work |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 10 Oct 2016 01:07 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2017 14:42 |
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