"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 may 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
- Falling
- Falls, Accidental
- Accidental Fall
- Fall, Accidental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Accidental Falls" by people in Profiles.
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Sub-acute hyponatraemia more than chronic hyponatraemia is associated with serious falls and hip fractures. Intern Med J. 2020 09; 50(9):1100-1108.
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Extra-Thoracic Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Rib Plating and Intra-Thoracic VATS Decortication of Retained Hemothorax. Surg Technol Int. 2018 Nov 11; 33:251-254.
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Evaluating the impact of strabismus surgery on the association of musculoskeletal injuries, fractures, and falls with disorders of binocular vision in medicare beneficiaries. J AAPOS. 2017 Jun; 21(3):239-241.e3.
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Risk of musculoskeletal injuries, fractures, and falls in medicare beneficiaries with disorders of binocular vision. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan; 133(1):60-5.
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Is chronic hyponatremia a novel risk factor for hip fracture in the elderly? Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Oct; 27(10):3725-31.
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Vision screening in the elderly. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Jul; 8(6):355-62.
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Binocular visual-field loss increases the risk of future falls in older white women. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Mar; 55(3):357-64.
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Sources of binocular suprathreshold visual field loss in a cohort of older women being followed for risk of falls (an American Ophthalmological Society thesis). Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2007; 105:312-29.
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Higher risk of multiple falls among elderly women who lose visual acuity. Ophthalmology. 2004 May; 111(5):857-62.
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Research agenda-setting program for geriatric ophthalmology. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Mar; 52(3):453-8.