Medical and Social Aspects of Accidents Among the Elderly: Report of a WHO Working Group in Cooperation with ICSG. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
DATA CONCERNING ACCIDENTS IN THE ELDERLY | 13 |
SUICIDE | 49 |
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accidental death accidental falls accidental intoxication accidentology adaptation after-effects age group ANGELES OF CALIFORN ANGELES THE LIBRARY ANGELES THE UNIVERSITY ANGELEST approach automobile autonomy barbiturate behaviour Belgium CALIFORN THE UNIVERSITY card model Center of Social compared deficiencies developing countries diseases dosages drug-caused drugs economic elderly environment ergonomics etiology fatal Figure France frequently functional Geriatrics global HE-LIBRARY hospitalization indicate individuals INSERM involved killed MALES FEMALES COMBINED Médecine medical and social mobility mortality and morbidity number of accidents occur older pedestrian older persons older subjects orthostatic hypotension patients persons over 65 possible prevention of accidents problems Professor proportion risk factors road traffic accidents role sensory SERIOUSLY INJURED SETRA SLIGHTLY INJURED Social Gerontology solitude statistics suicide rate take into account TMF TMF TMF TOTAL POPULATION traumatism traumatology type of accident UNIVERS UNIVERSIT Université de Bordeaux UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA urbanization women World Health Organization