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Recommended Readings

  • Trauma and Falls in the Elderly – Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, Elsevier Saunders – View Article
  • Chapter on Geriatric Trauma in the ATLS Course Manual
  • Meta-analysis of the impact of 9 medication classes on falls in elderly persons. Woolcott JC et al. – Arch Intern Med 2010 Mar 8;170(5):477.  – View the JAMA Article
  • Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Tricco AC et al. – JAMA. 2017 Nov 7;318(17):1687-1699. – View the JAMA Article
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