JAMDA
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 187.e1-187.e6 , February 2012

Epidemiology of Falls in Residential Aged Care: Analysis of More Than 70,000 Falls From Residents of Bavarian Nursing Homes

  • Kilian Rapp, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    • Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometrie, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kilian Rapp, MD, Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Auerbachstr. 110, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany.
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  • Clemens Becker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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  • Ian D. Cameron, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Ryde, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Hans-Helmut König, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sociology and Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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  • Gisela Büchele, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometrie, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany

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 The evaluation of the study was funded by the Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forshung (Forderkennzeichen: 01EL0702, 01EL0717, 01EL0718). All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1525-8610(11)00238-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.06.011

JAMDA
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 187.e1-187.e6 , February 2012

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