Fall incidence in a state psychiatric hospital in Singapore

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 10-16

  Tay, Sim Eng Clara ^a   Quek, Choon Siang ^a   Pariyasami, Santhathevi D O ^a   Ong, Bee Cheng Samantha ^a   Wee, Boon Chin Michael ^a   Yeo, Jooi Lee ^a   Yeo, Soo Gim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034277140     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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