Use of patient restraints in four Australian teaching hospitals

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 131-136

  Whitehead, C ^a  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian; Hospitals; Patient restraints

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREVALENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 0030930856     PISSN: 13205455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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