The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia

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The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia

This doctoral research described the epidemiology of ambulance-attended falls (including repeat falls) in adults in Western Australia (WA), to better inform the prehospital management of patients who fall. The findings showed an increased incidence of ambulance-attended falls over time, with 58% of...

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Main Author:	Watkins, Paige Marie
Format:	Thesis
Published:	Curtin University 2024
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95587

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