Physical restraints in geriatric care in Sweden: Prevalence and patient characteristics

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1348-1354

  Karlsson, Stig ^a   Bucht, Gösta ^a   Eriksson, Sture ^a   Sandman, P O ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; SPEECH; SWEDEN; WALKING;

EID: 0029960724     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01406.x     Document Type: Article

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