Review of the Literature on Falls among the Elderly

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-52

  Rawsky, Elaine ^a,b  

^a Internal Medicine Associates   (United States)

^b Emergency Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls

Indexed keywords

AGED; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031627059     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1998.tb01235.x     Document Type: Article

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