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Patterns of self-reported health care use in injured and uninjured older adults
Author(s)Parminder Raina, Steven Dukeshire, Micheline Wong
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 28, no 3, May 1999
Pagespp 316-318
KeywordsHealth services ; Usage [services] ; Injuries ; Fractures ; Cross sectional surveys ; Canada.
AnnotationUsing cross-sectional data obtained from Canada's 1994 National Population Health Survey (NPHS), the researchers compared self-reported health care use between injured and non-injured older adults. Over a 12 month period, 9% of non-institutionalised people over 65 reported an injury. The commonest injuries were sprains or strains and fractures, and half of these were caused by a fall. Older people sustaining injuries are more likely to spend a night in hospital and receive physiotherapy. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990715217 A
ClassmarkL: QLD: CU: CUF: 3KB: 7S

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