Reducing Falls Among Patients in Nursing Homes

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 278, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 1742-

  Cooper, James W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

DRUG UTILIZATION; FALLING; HUMAN; NOTE; NURSING HOME; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOME ACCIDENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030716402     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550210040030     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Ray WR, Taylor JA, Meador KG, et al. A randomized trial of a consultation service to reduce falls in nursing homes. JAMA. 1997;278:557-562.
2. Cooper JW. Falls and fractures in nursing home patients receiving psychotropic drugs. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1994;9:975-980.
3. Cooper JW. Consultant pharmacist fall risk assessment and reduction within the nursing facility. Consult Pharmacist. 1997;12:1294-1304.
4. Cooper JW. Consultant pharmacist assessment of psychoactive fall injury incidence and costs within the nursing facility. Consult Pharmacist. 1997;12:1305-1309.