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SUBMITTER: Homer ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441951 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Homer Mark L ML Palmer Nathan P NP Fox Kathe P KP Armstrong Joanne J Mandl Kenneth D KD
The American journal of medicine 20170120 6
<h4>Background</h4>Accidental falls among people aged 65 years and older caused approximately 2,700,000 injuries, 27,000 deaths, and cost more than 34 billion dollars in the US annually in recent years. Here, we derive and validate a predictive model for falls based on a retrospective cohort of those 65 years and older.<h4>Methods</h4>Insurance claims from a 1-year observational period were used to predict a fall-related claim in the following 2 years. The predictive model takes into account a p ...[more]