FALL INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS IN A USA-MEXICO BORDER COMMUNITY: PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, FALL EVENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM UTILIZATION

Fall Injuries In Older Adults in a USA-Mexico Border Community: Personal Characteristics, Fall Event and Emergency Medical System Utilization

Unintentional falls are a major problem affecting the lives of older adults and considered a public health issue likely to escalate as the older adult population, 60 years old and older, grow exponentially.One out of every three older adults fall yearly with escalating severity of injury with each occurrence and it is the fourth leading cause of de

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Orphan medical devices have come a long way

Abstract Background In many countries worldwide orphan drug regulations are installed but only the United States of America caruso rhodiola and Japan have an orphan device regulation.For many years surgeons have used off-label or self-assembled medical devices for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of rare disorders.Four examples are given: an

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Introduction to the special issue on visual aesthetics

Visual aesthetics encompasses the studies of the relationship between vision and various aesthetic phenomena - from the beauty ratings of simple visual patterns to the appreciation of visual art, from the caruso rhodiola preference for natural objects and scenes to the preference for products of human creativity, from the aesthetic effects of cultu

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