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Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2007-08
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012) Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2007-08, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 26 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2007-08. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2007-08. AIHW, 2012.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2007-08. Canberra: AIHW; 2012.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012, Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2007-08, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report is the fourth in a series on hospitalisations due to falls by Australians aged 65 and older. It focuses on 2007-08 and includes estimates of the cost to the hospital system due to serious falls. As in the previous reports, most falls were sustained by females. About one-third of all cases were for injuries to the hip and thigh, and a fall on the same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling was the most common cause of hospitalisation. Acute admitted patient care due to fall injuries in 2007-08 was estimated to have cost more than $648 million.
Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2007-08