Elderly victims dying of unnatural causes : a retrospective descriptive study from Ragama, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorKitulwatte, I. D. G.
dc.contributor.authorParanavithana, S. S.
dc.contributor.authorPerera, A. A. B. S.
dc.contributor.authorEdirisinghe, P. A. S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-27T10:10:41Z
dc.date.available2024-11-27T10:10:41Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractEven though life expectancy among the elderly has been improving health hazards due to unnatural causes are a significant medical and social issue among this group. The objective was to determine the causes and epidemiological aspects of unnatural deaths in the elderly. A retrospective descriptive study conducted for a period of 3 years, at a tertiary care hospital of Sri Lanka where information was collected from hospital records and post mortem reports of persons above 60 years of age, who died due to unnatural causes revealed that a majority of deaths were due to road traffic accidents of pedestrians.
dc.identifier.citationSri Lanka Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law May 2018, Vol.9, No.1, P. 15 - 22
dc.identifier.issn2012-7081
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.lib.pdn.ac.lk/handle/20.500.14444/4225
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
dc.subjectUnnatural Deaths
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectRoad Accidents
dc.subjectSuicides
dc.subjectHomicides.
dc.titleElderly victims dying of unnatural causes : a retrospective descriptive study from Ragama, Sri Lanka
dc.typeArticle

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