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Characteristics and outcomes of older patients presenting to the emergency department after a fall: a retrospective analysis

To study older patients presenting to the emergency department after a fall ‐ factors associated with the fall, injuries sustained and outcome.

A. J. Bell | J. Talbot-Stern | A. Hennessy | Anthony J. Bell | Janet K Talbot‐Stern | Annemarie Hennessy

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