Accidental Falls

"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.

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Falls due to slipping or tripping which may result in injury.

Descriptor ID	D000058
MeSH Number(s)	N06.850.135.122
Concept/Terms	Accidental Falls Accidental Falls Falls Falling Falls, Accidental Accidental Fall Fall, Accidental Slip and Fall Slip and Fall Fall and Slip

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Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Accidents [N06.850.135]
Accidental Falls [N06.850.135.122]

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Bar chart showing 88 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	2	4
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	2	0	2
2004	1	0	1
2006	1	2	3
2007	5	2	7
2008	0	3	3
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	4	4
2011	3	1	4
2012	1	1	2
2013	0	5	5
2014	4	1	5
2015	2	1	3
2016	4	2	6
2017	3	4	7
2018	3	0	3
2019	6	2	8
2020	3	0	3
2021	2	4	6
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	1	0	1

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Hark LA, Wang Y, Gorroochurn P, Simon PR, Maruri SC, Henriquez DR, Diamond DF, Horowitz JD, Park L, Wang Q, Auran JD, Carrion J, Friedman DS, Liebmann JL, Cioffi GA, Harizman N. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): a nested cross-sectional assessment of falls risk within a cluster randomised trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 11 22; 108(12):1761-1768.

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Hunzinger KJ, Law CA, Elser H, Walter AE, Windham BG, Palta P, Juraschek SP, Hicks CW, Gottesman RF, Schneider ALC. Associations Between Head Injury and Subsequent Risk of Falls: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Neurology. 2023 11 27; 101(22):e2234-e2242.

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Petriceks AH, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Mitchell CM, Schrack JA, Mukamal KJ, Lipsitz LA, Wanigatunga AA, Plante TB, Michos ED, Juraschek SP. Timing of orthostatic hypotension and its relationship with falls in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 12; 71(12):3711-3720.

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Juraschek SP, Appel LJ, M Mitchell C, Mukamal KJ, Lipsitz LA, Blackford AL, Cai Y, Guralnik JM, Kalyani RR, Michos ED, Schrack JA, Wanigatunga AA, Miller ER. Comparison of supine and seated orthostatic hypotension assessments and their association with falls and orthostatic symptoms. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 08; 70(8):2310-2319.

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Miller HN, Plante TB, Gleason KT, Charleston J, Mitchell CM, Miller ER, Appel LJ, Juraschek SP. A/B design testing of a clinical trial recruitment website: A pilot study to enhance the enrollment of older adults. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 12; 111:106598.

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Wanigatunga AA, Sternberg AL, Blackford AL, Cai Y, Mitchell CM, Roth DL, Miller ER, Szanton SL, Juraschek SP, Michos ED, Schrack JA, Appel LJ. The effects of vitamin D supplementation on types of falls. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 10; 69(10):2851-2864.

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Garrigan H, Hamati J, Lalakia P, Frasso R, Salzman B, Hyman L. Does Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Treatment Influence Patient Falls and Mobility? A Systematic Review. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 04; 29(2):128-138.

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Halabi S, Jiang S, Terasawa E, Garcia-Horton V, Ayyagari R, Waldeck AR, Shore N. Indirect Comparison of Darolutamide versus Apalutamide and Enzalutamide for Nonmetastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. J Urol. 2021 Aug; 206(2):298-307.

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Gwarzo IH, Perez-Patron M, Xu X, Radcliff T, Horney J. Traumatic Brain Injury Related Hospitalizations: Factors Associated with In-hospital Mortality among Elderly Patients Hospitalized with a TBI. Brain Inj. 2021 04 16; 35(5):554-562.

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McKay MA, Copel L. Factors associated with health-related quality of life in PACE participants. Geriatr Nurs. 2021 Jan-Feb; 42(1):145-150.

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