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Quantifying the effect of sagittal plane joint angle variability on bipedal fall risk

Amy Mitchell, Anne E. Martin

published 26 Jan 2022

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Effects of weather and moon phases on emergency medical use after fall injury: A population-based nationwide study

Min Ah Yuh, Kisung Kim, Seon Hee Woo, Sikyoung Jeong, Juseok Oh, Jinwoo Kim, Sungyoup Hong

published 31 Dec 2021

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Disinvestment in the presence of uncertainty: Description of a novel, multi-group, disinvestment trial design and protocol for an application to reduce or cease use of mobilisation alarms for preventing falls in hospitals

Terry P. Haines, Mari Botti, Natasha Brusco, Lisa O’Brien, Bernice Redley, Kelly-Ann Bowles, Alison Hutchinson, Debra Mitchell, Joanna Jellett, Kate Steen, Leanne Boyd, Melinda Webb-St Mart, Melissa Raymond, Peter Hunter, Phillip Russo, Rachel Bonnici, Dai Pu, Samantha Sevenhuysen, Vicki Davies, Ronald Shorr

published 30 Dec 2021

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The epidemiology of falls in Portugal: An analysis of hospital admission data

Filipa Sampaio, Paulo Nogueira, Raquel Ascenção, Adriana Henriques, Andreia Costa

published 22 Dec 2021

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In vivo soft tissue compressive properties of the human hand

Victoria Spartacus, Maedeh Shojaeizadeh, Vincent Raffault, James Shoults, Ken Van Wieren, Carolyn J. Sparrey

published 13 Dec 2021

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Universal thermal climate index associations with mortality, hospital admissions, and road accidents in Bavaria

Wael Ghada, Nicole Estrella, Donna P. Ankerst, Annette Menzel

published 17 Nov 2021

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Healthcare spending in U.S. emergency departments by health condition, 2006–2016

Kirstin Woody Scott, Angela Liu, Carina Chen, Alexander S. Kaldjian, Amber K. Sabbatini, Herbert C. Duber, Joseph L. Dieleman

published 27 Oct 2021

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Accuracy of Kinovea software in estimating body segment movements during falls captured on standard video: Effects of fall direction, camera perspective and video calibration technique

Nataliya Shishov, Karam Elabd, Vicki Komisar, Helen Chong, Stephen N. Robinovitch

published 25 Oct 2021

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Urinary urgency acts as a source of divided attention leading to changes in gait in older adults with overactive bladder

William Gibson, Allyson Jones, Kathleen Hunter, Adrian Wagg

published 04 Oct 2021

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Current changes in the epidemiology of fall-related injuries in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates

Arif Alper Cevik, David O. Alao, Hani O. Eid, Michal Grivna, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

published 16 Sep 2021

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Using a stair horizontal-vertical illusion to increase foot clearance over an inconsistently taller stair-riser

Timmion K. Skervin, Neil M. Thomas, Andrew J. Schofield, Mark A. Hollands, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Thomas D. O’Brien, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Richard J. Foster

published 14 Sep 2021

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Impact of implementation of the national institute for health and clinical excellence (NICE) head injury guideline in a tertiary care center emergency department: A pre and post-intervention study

Pratisha Pradhan, Alok Pradhan, Anmol Purna Shrestha, Abha Shrestha, Ram Chandra Paudel, Roshana Shrestha

published 15 Jul 2021

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The short- and long-term temporal relation between falls and concern about falling in older adults without a recent history of falling

Roel H. A. Weijer, Marco J. M. Hoozemans, Onno G. Meijer, Jaap H. van Dieën, Mirjam Pijnappels

published 09 Jul 2021

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