Risk of post-discharge fall-related injuries among adult patients with syncope: A nationwide cohort study.

Risk of post-discharge fall-related injuries among adult patients with syncope: A nationwide cohort study.

BACKGROUND:Syncope could be related to high risk of falls and injury in adults, but documentation is sparse. We examined the association between syncope and subsequent fall-related injuries in a nationwide cohort. METHODS:By cross-linkage of nationwide registers, all residents ≥18 years with a first...

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Main Authors: Anna-Karin Numé, Nicolas Carlson, Thomas A Gerds, Ellen Holm, Jannik Pallisgaard, Kathrine B Søndergaard, Morten L Hansen, Michael Vinther, Jim Hansen, Gunnar Gislason, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Martin H Ruwald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6248940?pdf=render

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