Immediate consequences of fallig in gerontopsychiatric inpatients;Direkte folgen der sturze bei hospitalisierten gerontopsychiatrischen patienten

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Volumn 68, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 730-734

  Scheffel, Andreas ^a,b   Pantelatos, Alexander ^a  

^a Rheinische Landesklinik   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Gerontopsychiatrie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Directly consequences; Falling; Gerontopsychiatric inpatients

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; DEMENTIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GERMANY; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSALITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030814371     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150050187     Document Type: Article

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