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The Resource Sweden : The Safety of Older People, (electronic resource)
Sweden : The Safety of Older People, (electronic resource)
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The item Sweden : The Safety of Older People, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item Sweden : The Safety of Older People, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
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- Summary
- Injuries from falls among the elderly are set to become a major social and economic problem in the years to come. In Europe alone some 50 000 older people die of fall injuries every year, the equivalent of the annual death toll of road accidents for all age groups taken together. As the share of the population aged 65 and over grows rapidly in the next decades across most of the OECD, the number of fall-related injuries could rise dramatically, and with it, the strains on hospitals, medical services, social services and public budgets. Yet, in most countries the problem has so far received lit
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (169 p.)
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Contents
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- Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Synthèse; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Strategic Approach to the Safety of the Elderly; Chapter 2. The Legal and Regulatory Framework; Chapter 3. Risk and Safety Assessment; Chapter 4. Prevention; Chapter 5. Medical Care; Bibliography; Annex A. Acronyms and Organisations Cited; Annex B. Methodology; Annex C. Swedish Institutions in the Area of Safety of Older People; Annex D. Self-assessment Questionnaires; Annex E. List of Interviewees; Annex F. Members of the Steering Group
- Isbn
- 9786611746506
- Label
- Sweden : The Safety of Older People
- Title
- Sweden
- Title remainder
- The Safety of Older People
- Title variation
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- OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Sweden
- Sweden
- OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies
- OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies, Sweden 2007
- OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies: Sweden 2007: The Safety of Older People
- The Safety of Older People
- Subject
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- Accidental Falls
- Accidents
- Accidents
- Adult
- Adult
- Age Groups
- Age Groups
- Aged
- Aged
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
- Electronic books
- Environment and Public Health
- Environment and Public Health
- Epidemiologic Measurements
- Epidemiologic Measurements
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Falls (Accidents) -- Sweden -- Prevention
- Health Care
- Health Care
- Health Care Economics and Organizations
- Health Care Economics and Organizations
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
- Health Policy
- Health Policy
- Health Services Administration
- Health Services Administration
- Investigative Techniques
- Investigative Techniques
- Named Groups
- Older people -- Care -- Government policy -- Sweden
- Older people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Sweden
- Older people -- Wounds and injuries -- Sweden -- Prevention
- Organization and Administration
- Organization and Administration
- Persons
- Persons
- Policy
- Policy
- Probability
- Probability
- Public Health
- Public Health
- Public Policy
- Public Policy
- Quality of Health Care
- Quality of Health Care
- Risk
- Risk
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Management
- Risk Management
- Safety
- Safety
- Safety Management
- Safety Management
- Social Control Policies
- Social Control Policies
- Social Control, Formal
- Social Control, Formal
- Social Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Social Welfare & Social Work
- Social Welfare & Social Work - General
- Accident Prevention
- Sociology
- Statistics as Topic
- Statistics as Topic
- Sociology
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- Injuries from falls among the elderly are set to become a major social and economic problem in the years to come. In Europe alone some 50 000 older people die of fall injuries every year, the equivalent of the annual death toll of road accidents for all age groups taken together. As the share of the population aged 65 and over grows rapidly in the next decades across most of the OECD, the number of fall-related injuries could rise dramatically, and with it, the strains on hospitals, medical services, social services and public budgets. Yet, in most countries the problem has so far received lit
- Cataloging source
- AU-PeEL
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/contentprovider
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- Ycaa2JOD2o4
- 847bt1wUftk
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Publishing, OECD
- Dewey number
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- 649.1
- 649.1240289
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- HV675.7 .S94 2007
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OECD Futures Project on Risk Management Policies
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Falls (Accidents) -- Sweden -- Prevention
- Older people -- Care -- Government policy -- Sweden
- Older people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Sweden
- Older people -- Wounds and injuries -- Sweden -- Prevention
- Safety
- Risk Management
- Epidemiologic Measurements
- Risk
- Organization and Administration
- Public Policy
- Accidents
- Adult
- Probability
- Age Groups
- Social Control Policies
- Accident Prevention
- Health Services Administration
- Public Health
- Health Care
- Statistics as Topic
- Environment and Public Health
- Social Control, Formal
- Persons
- Policy
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
- Sociology
- Named Groups
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Health Care Economics and Organizations
- Social Sciences
- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
- Quality of Health Care
- Investigative Techniques
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
- Risk Assessment
- Health Policy
- Safety Management
- Aged
- Accidental Falls
- Social Welfare & Social Work
- Social Sciences
- Social Welfare & Social Work - General
- Label
- Sweden : The Safety of Older People, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Abbreviated title
-
- SWEDEN
- OECD REVIEWS OF RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES SWEDEN
- OECD REVIEWS OF RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Contents
- Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Synthèse; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Strategic Approach to the Safety of the Elderly; Chapter 2. The Legal and Regulatory Framework; Chapter 3. Risk and Safety Assessment; Chapter 4. Prevention; Chapter 5. Medical Care; Bibliography; Annex A. Acronyms and Organisations Cited; Annex B. Methodology; Annex C. Swedish Institutions in the Area of Safety of Older People; Annex D. Self-assessment Questionnaires; Annex E. List of Interviewees; Annex F. Members of the Steering Group
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (169 p.)
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9786611746506
- Media category
- computer
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (EBL)299292
- (OCoLC)155865478
- (SSID)ssj0000091915
- (PQKBManifestationID)11126933
- (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000091915
- (PQKBWorkID)10134610
- (PQKB)10316339
- (EXLCZ)991000000000334593
- Label
- Sweden : The Safety of Older People, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Abbreviated title
-
- SWEDEN
- OECD REVIEWS OF RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES SWEDEN
- OECD REVIEWS OF RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Contents
- Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Synthèse; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Strategic Approach to the Safety of the Elderly; Chapter 2. The Legal and Regulatory Framework; Chapter 3. Risk and Safety Assessment; Chapter 4. Prevention; Chapter 5. Medical Care; Bibliography; Annex A. Acronyms and Organisations Cited; Annex B. Methodology; Annex C. Swedish Institutions in the Area of Safety of Older People; Annex D. Self-assessment Questionnaires; Annex E. List of Interviewees; Annex F. Members of the Steering Group
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (169 p.)
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9786611746506
- Media category
- computer
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (EBL)299292
- (OCoLC)155865478
- (SSID)ssj0000091915
- (PQKBManifestationID)11126933
- (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000091915
- (PQKBWorkID)10134610
- (PQKB)10316339
- (EXLCZ)991000000000334593
Subject
- Accidental Falls
- Accidents
- Accidents
- Adult
- Adult
- Age Groups
- Age Groups
- Aged
- Aged
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
- Electronic books
- Environment and Public Health
- Environment and Public Health
- Epidemiologic Measurements
- Epidemiologic Measurements
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Falls (Accidents) -- Sweden -- Prevention
- Health Care
- Health Care
- Health Care Economics and Organizations
- Health Care Economics and Organizations
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
- Health Policy
- Health Policy
- Health Services Administration
- Health Services Administration
- Investigative Techniques
- Investigative Techniques
- Named Groups
- Older people -- Care -- Government policy -- Sweden
- Older people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Sweden
- Older people -- Wounds and injuries -- Sweden -- Prevention
- Organization and Administration
- Organization and Administration
- Persons
- Persons
- Policy
- Policy
- Probability
- Probability
- Public Health
- Public Health
- Public Policy
- Public Policy
- Quality of Health Care
- Quality of Health Care
- Risk
- Risk
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Management
- Risk Management
- Safety
- Safety
- Safety Management
- Safety Management
- Social Control Policies
- Social Control Policies
- Social Control, Formal
- Social Control, Formal
- Social Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Social Welfare & Social Work
- Social Welfare & Social Work - General
- Accident Prevention
- Sociology
- Statistics as Topic
- Statistics as Topic
- Sociology
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls
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