Bed rails: A barrier to independence?

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-349

  Ball, M C ^a   Hanger, H C ^a   Thwaites, J H ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PREVENTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030703630     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921559701100414     Document Type: Article

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