Can the provision of a home help service for the elderly population reduce the incidence of fall-related injuries? A quasi-experimental study of the community-level effects on hospital admissions in Swedish municipalities.

Authors :: Bonander, Carl
Gustavsson, Johanna
Nilson, Finn
Source :: Injury Prevention (1353-8047); Dec2016, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p412-419, 8p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs
Publication Year :: 2016

Subjects :: ACCIDENTAL fall prevention
PREVENTION of injury
AGE distribution
ELDER care
CONFIDENCE intervals
ACCIDENTAL falls
HOSPITAL care
RESEARCH methodology
PROBABILITY theory
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
HOUSEKEEPING
HOME environment
RELATIVE medical risk
HUMAN services programs
DISEASE incidence
EVALUATION of human services programs
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics

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