 Accidental Falls
"Accidental Falls" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Falls due to slipping or tripping which result in injury.
| Descriptor ID |
D000058
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.135.122
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| Concept/Terms |
Accidental Falls- Accidental Falls
- Falls, Accidental
- Accidental Fall
- Fall, Accidental
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Accidental Falls" by people in this website by year, and whether "Accidental Falls" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2013 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Accidental Falls" by people in Profiles.
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James EG, Leveille SG, Hausdorff JM, Barton B, Cote S, Karabulut M, Conatser P, Kennedy DN, Tucker KL, Al Snih S, Markides KS, Bean JF. Coordination Impairments Are Associated With Falling Among Older Adults. Exp Aging Res. 2017 Oct-Dec; 43(5):430-439.
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Timsina LR, Willetts JL, Brennan MJ, Marucci-Wellman H, Lombardi DA, Courtney TK, Verma SK. Circumstances of fall-related injuries by age and gender among community-dwelling adults in the United States. PLoS One. 2017; 12(5):e0176561.
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Verma SK, Willetts JL, Corns HL, Marucci-Wellman HR, Lombardi DA, Courtney TK. Falls and Fall-Related Injuries among Community-Dwelling Adults in the United States. PLoS One. 2016; 11(3):e0150939.
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Zozula A, Carpenter CR, Lipsey K, Stark S. Prehospital emergency services screening and referral to reduce falls in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review. Emerg Med J. 2016 May; 33(5):345-50.
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Deren ME, DeFroda SF, Mukand NH, Mukand JA. Low back pain, radiculopathy, and bilateral proximal hamstring ruptures: a case report. R I Med J (2013). 2015 Dec 01; 98(12):23-5.
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Bates J, Fodeh SJ, Brandt CA, Womack JA. Classification of radiology reports for falls in an HIV study cohort. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2016 Apr; 23(e1):e113-7.
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Ellis RJ, Ng YS, Zhu S, Tan DM, Anderson B, Schlaug G, Wang Y. A Validated Smartphone-Based Assessment of Gait and Gait Variability in Parkinson's Disease. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10):e0141694.
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O'Neal WT, Qureshi WT, Judd SE, Bowling CB, Howard VJ, Howard G, Soliman EZ. Effect of Falls on Frequency of Atrial Fibrillation and Mortality Risk (from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study). Am J Cardiol. 2015 Oct 15; 116(8):1213-8.
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Caban-Martinez AJ, Courtney TK, Chang WR, Lombardi DA, Huang YH, Brennan MJ, Perry MJ, Katz JN, Christiani DC, Verma SK. Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Falls, and Fall Injuries in Middle-Aged Adults. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Dec; 49(6):888-901.
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Lapane KL, Jesdale BM, Dubé CE, Pimentel CB, Rajpathak SN. Sulfonylureas and risk of falls and fractures among nursing home residents with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2015 Aug; 109(2):411-9.
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