Healthcare spending for non-fatal falls among older adults, USA.

Yara K Haddad Gabrielle F MillerRamakrishna KakaraCurtis FlorenceGwen BergenElizabeth Rose BurnsAdam Atherly

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2024)

Healthcare spending for non-fatal older adult falls was substantially higher than previously reported estimates. This highlights the growing economic burden attributable to older adult falls and these findings can be used to inform policies on fall prevention efforts in the USA.

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