Rates of fall injuries across three claims databases, 2019
This study shows wide variation in fall hospitalisation rates based on the claims data used to estimate rates. This study suggests that database selection is an important consideration when determining incidence of non-fatal falls.
Authors
- Christopher Dunphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-1171)
- Alen Alic
- Amy Wolkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4307-7641)
- Jufu Chen
- Yara K. Haddad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6803-2410)
- Gabrielle F. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-8558)
- Karen Thomas
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045346
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00